Trump Creates New Position Dedicated to Fighting Human Trafficking

Trump Creates New Position Dedicated to Fighting Human Trafficking
President Donald Trump presents an executive order to help combat human trafficking, in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Jan. 31, 2020. Evan Vucci/AP Photo
Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
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President Donald Trump on Jan. 31 signed an executive order on combating human trafficking, including the creation of a new White House position that will be dedicated to the task.

Trump has made combating human trafficking a key goal of his administration and has often spoke publicly about the issue. He signed the executive order upon the conclusion of a White House summit on human trafficking, while surrounded by administration officials, members of Congress, and trafficking survivors.
Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
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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