Trump’s Senior Adviser Navarro Claims Australia ‘Killing’ US Aluminium Market

The setback comes a day after Trump told Albanese that they are considering a tariff exemption for Australia.

The former director of the U.S. Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, Peter Navarro, speaks on the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, on July 17, 2024. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

A day after Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump, hoping to secure an exemption on steel and aluminium tariffs, a senior White House adviser poured cold water on the idea.

Trump’s senior trade and manufacturing advisor, Peter Navarro, dismissed the possibility of an exemption, accusing Australia of harming the U.S. aluminium market.