Trump Signs Executive Order on Transition of Troops Into Merchant Marines

Trump Signs Executive Order on Transition of Troops Into Merchant Marines
President Donald Trump at the White House on Jan. 25, 2018. Charlotte Cuthbertson/Epoch Times
Bowen Xiao
Updated:

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 4 to aid the transition of active-duty service members and military veterans into the United States Merchant Marine.

Peter Navarro, assistant to the president and director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, told reporters in a conference call before the signing that one of the broad themes behind the order relates to the national security strategy of 2017—where economic security is national security.

Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
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Bowen Xiao was a New York-based reporter at The Epoch Times. He covers national security, human trafficking and U.S. politics.
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