Economics
Trump’s Trade ‘Bad Cop’ Thinks He Has Found a Winning Formula
- Peter Navarro goes with a postal model for pushing WTO reform
- U.S. administration’s attack on WTO nears a crucial new phase
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In Donald Trump’s world, Peter Navarro is the self-described “bad cop” of economic policy, the senior figure most willing to reinforce the president’s protectionist and nationalist instincts as others try to placate markets and pull Trump back into the calmer mainstream.