Breaking News: Trump expected to tap Lighthizer acolyte to be his trade chief

Trump expected to tap Lighthizer acolyte to be his trade chief
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Trump expected to tap Lighthizer acolyte to be his trade chief

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to picked Jamieson Greer to be U.S. trade representative, elevating a figure little known outside of Washington to what is expected to be one of the most important posts in the incoming administration, two people familiar with the pick confirm.

Greer, a former Air Force lawyer turned trade litigator, is a protegé of Robert Lighthizer, who was Trump's trade representative in his first administration and is expected to influence trade policy in Trump's second term.

Bloomberg first reported Greer's selection.

If confirmed by the Senate, Greer, 44, will be on the front line of Trump's threat to impose a baseline tariff of up to 20 percent on all $3 trillion worth of U.S. exports and a separate 60 percent tariff on Chinese goods.

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