U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had picked Peter Navarro, a fiercely loyal former aide who did jail time related to the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot, to be senior counselor for trade and manufacturing, largely reprising a role he played during Trump's first administration, APA reports citing Reuters.
Trump said in a statement that Navarro's mission in the new role "will be to help successfully advance and communicate the Trump Manufacturing, Tariff and Trade Agendas."