The U.S-Mexico-Canada Agreement is ready to go, but the Trump administration blames one person for holding it back: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. “She fiddles while the USMCA is in the deep freeze,” White House trade adviser Peter Navarro told FOX Business’ “Mornings with Maria” on Thursday. “The false narrative here is this whole issue about […]
Peter Navarro Discusses Structure of USMCA to Create North American Manufacturing Base…
White House Trade and Manufacturing Advisor Peter Navarro appears on Fox Business to discuss the purpose and intent of the USMCA and the ongoing China trade discussions. What Navarro skims upon is the heart of the economic purpose behind the USMCA as requested by President Trump and constructed by USTR Lighthizer. The USMCA establishes an […]
Peter Navarro -vs- Margaret Brennan, Martha Raddatz and Nancy Pelosi – Aligned Ideologues Cheer for Recession…
Sunday Talks: Peter Navarro -vs- Jake Tapper…
White House Trade and Manufacturing Policy Advisor Peter Navarro appears on CNN to debate economic policy with Jake Tapper. As customary Tapper attempts to use the Multinational Big AG talking points to identify farmers as victims ♦ The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note dropped to 1.623% Wednesday for less than one hour; momentarily […]
Trade and Manufacturing Advisor Peter Navarro Discusses “Next Step” Chinese Trade Tariffs…
White House trade and manufacturing policy advisor Peter Navarro appears on Fox News to discuss the status of the U.S-China trade negotiations and the reason for a USTR delay on some product tariffs. Peter Navarro confirms what we noted from the office of USTR Robert Lighthizer yesterday. On December 15th “the tariffs will go on.” […]
President Trump Announces U.S.-EU Trade Deal: Duty-Free American Beef Exports (Video and Transcript)…
Earlier today President Trump and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer announced a new U.S. trade deal with Europe for the duty-free export of U.S. beef. Joining President Trump and U.S.T.R. Lighthizer is Stavros Lambrinidis, the EU ambassador to the US, and Jani Raappana, deputy head of mission for the Finnish presidency of the Council of […]
White House Trade Adviser Defends Trump’s Tariffs, Says Mexico Is Exporting Illegal Aliens…
President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on Mexico are based on national security and economy threats and are a response to Mexico’s “export” of illegal aliens, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said. Navarro, speaking to CNBC on May 31, legally justified the president’s decision to impose a 5 percent tariff on all goods entering the […]
Barking Up the Wrong Tree on Illegal Immigration: Leave Mexico Alone…
U.S. and China Begin High-Level Trade Talks in DC…
Giddy up. Two days of intense trade discussions begin today in the Eisenhower building led by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and his Chinese counterpart Vice Premier Liu He. The stakes are high as the deadline for an agreement is March 2nd. Ambassador Lighthizer is joined by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, […]
Why China Can’t Afford a Trade War…
China and the United States have agreed not to impose tariffs on one another—that is, not to engage in a trade war—at least while they negotiate a trade settlement. If the White House is to be believed, China has agreed to increase “significantly” its purchases of American goods, especially agricultural products. This is welcome news: […]