The unveiling of President-elect Trump's White House trade office is the latest reminder to Republican free traders that there is a new sheriff in town.
Most reports focus on the fact that Peter Navarro, the head of the new National Trade Council, is a "fierce China critic." That's true. But he is also a departure from the free-trade orthodoxy that has at least in theory dominated the Republican Party since Ronald Reagan.
In fact, Trump credits Navarro for helping to inform his own views about the need to get tough with international trade partners and reduce trade deficits.
"I read one of Peter's books on America's trade problems years ago and was impressed by the clarity of his arguments and thoroughness of his research," Trump said in a statement announcing the appointment Wednesday. "He will fulfill an essential role in my administration as a trade advisor."
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