Trump asks Lighthizer to run U.S. trade policy again

Trump asks protectionist Lighthizer to be US trade chief, FT reports
Robert Lighthizer, a firm supporter of tariffs, has been asked to return as U.S. Trade Representative in President-elect Donald Trump's administration, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing several people familiar with talks in the transition team.
Trump asks Lighthizer to run U.S. trade policy again - report
Robert Lighthizer, who was the U.S. trade representative under Donald Trump's first administration, has been asked to fill the job once more, as the president-elect builds his new cabinet, according to a media report. The invitation was reportedly made ...
Trump Asks Lighthizer to Be US Trade Chief, Financial Times Reports
Former U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer listens during a panel at the America First Policy Institute's America First Agenda Summit in Washington, U.S., July 26, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo (Reuters) - Robert Lighthizer,
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Former Trump trade chief Lighthizer asked to fill that post again: report
Robert Lighthizer, who served as U.S. Trade Representative in the first Trump administration, has been asked by President-elect Donald Trump to serve again in that roll, according to a Financial Times report.
Tariff proponent Lighthizer reportedly asked to run trade in Trump administration
President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly asked former U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, a high-profile protectionist and critic of past trade deals, to reprise his role and once again lead trade policy in the incoming administration.
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