New York, Dec 5: US President-Elect Donald Trump has named as his top advisor on trade Peter Navarro, who defied a then-Democratic Party-led Congress and went to prison rather than cooperate in its inquiry into the riots that shook the Capitol.
Trump said on Truth Social on Wednesday that in his first administration, “few were more effective or tenacious than Peter in enforcing my two sacred rules, Buy American, Hire American.”
As his Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing, he said Navarro would work to “protect American Workers and truly Make American Manufacturing Great Again.” The House of Representatives Special Committee investigating the January 6 riots ordered him to appear in person and hand over documents. He was convicted of contempt of Congress and spent four months in jail for refusing to comply. (IANS)
