President Donald Trump’s chief trade adviser, Peter Navarro, known for espousing a hardline view toward U.S. relations with China on trade and other issues, is set to have an even greater influence on the administration following the departure of another top economic adviser who favors a conciliatory approach to China.
The March 6 resignation of Gary Cohn, who served as the director of the National Economic Council from the beginning of the Trump presidency, was reported to have been triggered by Cohn’s confrontation with the president in the Oval Office over Trump’s decision to impose steep tariffs on steel and aluminum.
