Trump names top protectionist Peter Navarro as senior manufacturing adviser

Published December 4, 2024 11:29am ET



President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that Peter Navarro will serve in his administration as a senior counselor for trade and manufacturing.

Navarro, 75, has been a top Trump ally and served in the first Trump administration in a similar capacity as director of the now-defunct Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy. Navarro spent several months in prison this year for failing to comply with congressional subpoenas related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.

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