Robert Lighthizer Back as USTR?

Posted 11/8/24

Former US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has been asked to return to the position in the coming Trump Administration reboot, according to reports in the Financial Times.

A former attorney for domestic steelmakers, Lighthizer recently wrote in the Wall Street Journal  that a return to the mercantilist policies of the 19th centrury are appropriate for today:

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