Navarro is a favorite to replace President Donald Trump’s outgoing top economic adviser Gary Cohn. Cohn announced he was resigning as Trump touted plans to raise tariffs on aluminum and steel imports, which Cohn argued against.

Navarro has gained favor in the White House over his nationalist views and support for tariffs. Administration officials are now considering Navarro to take Cohn’s place on the National Economic Council, Vox reported.

Prior to joining the Trump White House, Navarro commonly advocated another issue, global warming.

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Peter Navarro - Wikipedia

Peter Kent Navarro (born July 15, 1949) is an American heterodox economist, who currently serves as the Assistant to the President, Director of Trade and Industrial Policy, and the Director of the White House National Trade Council, a newly created entity in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government.