The delay came as the free trade wing of the White House, led by Cohn, disagreed with
trade hawks in the administration on whether to impose tariffs.
Mr. Trump's announcement was welcomed by a leading Democratic
trade hawk in the Senate, Sherrod Brown of Ohio, who said the tariffs were a first step toward a comprehensive response to China that should also include increased screening of foreign investment in the United States to ensure it does not hurt American jobs.
Not exact matches
But Politico's Ben White and Andrew Restuccia report that
in the days since Porter's ouster, the
trade hawks have gained ascendancy:
The fact that Steve Bannon, an economic nationalist, and the anti-China
trade hawk Peter Navarro are seen as losing influence
in the White House to the more moderate economic adviser Gary Cohn reinforces this view.
Trump signed an executive order to investigate the
trade policies around steel and aluminum
in April 2017, a directive that sparked an internal struggle within the Trump administration, pitting free
trade advocates, like chief economic adviser Gary Cohn, against
trade hawks like White House adviser Peter Navarro.
In the end, the
trade hawks won.
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