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January 3, 2017

Trump to Name Fmr. Reagan Official as Trade Representative
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Donald Trump is expected to name Robert Lighthizer as head of the Office
of the U.S. Trade Representative. Lighthizer served as deputy trade
representative during the Reagan administration. He's a proponent of
trade tariffs and has been a vocal critic of China. Trump still has a
handful of Cabinet and Cabinet-level positions to fill, including the
positions of secretaries of agriculture and veterans affairs, as well as
the director of national intelligence and the head of the Council of
Economic Advisers. Many are also expecting Trump to try to give his
daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, official positions
within the White House, a move that may violate anti-nepotism laws.


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