Cohn has been fiercely battling the president and an influential contingent of anti-free trade advisers in the White House over Trump's plan to
impose sweeping tariffs on steel and aluminum import, warning that it could spark a major trade war.
And after Trump announced on March 1 that he plans to
impose sweeping tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, Navarro became the face of that policy.
Imposing sweeping tariffs would reverse a mainstay of United States foreign policy.
Not exact matches
Those leaders worry that Mr. Trump, by
imposing stiff and
sweeping tariffs on steel and aluminum, will set off a trade war with other countries.
U.S. President Trump signed orders on
imposing stiff and
sweeping new
tariffs on imported steel and aluminum.
The White House spent the weekend defending
sweeping new steel and aluminum
tariffs it plans to
impose within days, arguing that they're vital to bringing down the US trade deficit.