Romney Pushes to Stop Trump From Using Huawei to Get Trade Deal

  • Senator is introducing amendment to keep Huawei export ban
  • Move follows letter by Rubio, Warner warning against issue

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Senator Mitt Romney is trying to prevent President Donald Trump from doing what many in Congress fear he plans to: Going easy on Huawei Technologies Co. as part of a trade deal with Beijing.

In an amendment Romney submitted this week to the National Defense Authorization Act, the Utah Republican set out specific conditions for the commerce secretary to remove Huawei from a U.S. blacklist.