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Peter Navarro's rise noted in the Reader
Author of the Midweek and Weekend Reads Wednesday and Friday
Nobody is yet writing off Navarro, described as “a one-man, anti-China trade warrior.” (Image: Trump, Wilbur Ross, Peter Navarro)
This week's Midweek Read and Weekend Read on Wednesday and Friday come from Peter Navarro, now trade advisor to Donald Trump; Navarro wrote four lengthy front-page stories for the Reader . The stories chronicle his unsuccessful run for U.S. Congress as a Democrat. Navarro wrote about many public figures in excruciating detail.
Navarro's consecutive cover stories constitute the longest piece run by the Reader in its 52-year history of print journalism (over 60,000 words). We are running one segment on Wednesday and two on Friday – for a full weekend of detailed, funny narrative.
The following are scenes from his road to the Trump administration written by Reader reporters Matt Potter and Don Bauder:
Nucor's Death by China, co-authored by Peter Navarro
Aug. 24, 2011 (By Don Bauder)
An academic who has been blasting China’s unfair trade tactics is Peter Navarro, business professor at the University of California Irvine. This is the Navarro who lost five elections in San Diego — for mayor in 1992, city council in 1993 and 2001, county supervisor in 1994, and Congress in 1996.
In books, TV shows, seminars, and the like, Navarro has been strafing China for such practices as keeping its currency artificially low, subsidizing its manufacturers, paying very low wages, polluting the environment, and shipping dangerous products.
So when Navarro wanted to do a documentary based on Death by China, he turned to Nucor. “We were approached by Peter Navarro to support his film, which we felt was important work and needed to be done,” says Nucor spokesman Peter McFadden.
But then came the mystifying twists and turns. Navarro wanted the deal done through Utility Consumers’ Action Network (UCAN), the San Diego nonprofit that fights utilities. Navarro has done extensive work for the organization on telecom issues, and he and Michael Shames, head of the organization, are friends. “UCAN was suggested by Peter as being the best vehicle for the film, so we made the contribution as requested,” says McFadden.
Trump/Navarro saber-rattling has already shaken up China
Feb. 8, 2017 (By Don Bauder)
After Trump was elected president — using much of Navarro’s prose in the campaign — the professor hit the big time. After the election, Trump named Navarro to a new position: director of the White House National Trade Council....
In one of the ten videos about possible war with China, Navarro says that China, the world’s largest country, could one day have a military that dwarfs that of the United States. This statement may well have motivated Trump to campaign for more military spending — particularly Navy spending.
The Trump/Navarro saber rattling has already shaken up China. Some say that with its economy slowing, China does not want a trade war. But with the Trump administration saying that the United States won’t let China access American-held islands in the South China Sea, China is now suggesting it might beef up its nuclear arsenal.
Trump stalking
Aug. 30, 2017 (By Matt Potter)
Economist Peter Navarro, the onetime perennial San Diego candidate for office who is now one of Donald Trump’s top trade advisors, has his own way of influencing policy, according to Politico.
“Navarro has earned a reputation for stalking the halls of the West Wing at night and on the weekends to find a moment to slip into the Oval Office to privately discuss trade with the president, according to one White House official and a close adviser to the administration. It’s his way of maintaining influence through proximity.”
With the arrival of retired Marine general John F. Kelly as Trump’s chief gatekeeper, that may have become harder, but nobody is yet writing off Navarro, described as “a one-man, anti-China trade warrior.” Said an unnamed administration official, “I don’t think there’s anybody in the White House who pushes harder for things...[Navarro] doesn’t give up on any idea or draft policy even when faced with hurdles or daunting challenges.”
Trump bump-restart reported for Peter Navarro
Feb. 26, 2018 (By Don Bauder)
White House trade advisor Peter Navarro, who was benched last year after arguing strenuously with President Trump’s more moderate economic advisors, is reported to be back in favor again. Media say he may get a job that would give him more influence over trade policy. He has had two positions with fancy titles, but small staffs and little influence inside the White House....
In the days up to Sunday (February 25), the Wall Street Journal’s headline read, “Trump Set to Promote Trade Hawk Peter Navarro.” The New York Times proclaimed, “Peter Navarro, a Top Trade Skeptic, is Ascendant....”
His new title might be “assistant to the president for trade policy,” says Politico. The publication says Trump, who often inquires why Navarro isn’t at trade-related meetings, ordered the change, which as of last night had not yet been made. Trump likes Navarro’s tough-guy approach to trade.
Here's something you might be interested in.
Peter Navarro's rise noted in the Reader
Author of the Midweek and Weekend Reads Wednesday and Friday
Peter Navarro's rise noted in the Reader
Author of the Midweek and Weekend Reads Wednesday and Friday
Nobody is yet writing off Navarro, described as “a one-man, anti-China trade warrior.” (Image: Trump, Wilbur Ross, Peter Navarro)
This week's Midweek Read and Weekend Read on Wednesday and Friday come from Peter Navarro, now trade advisor to Donald Trump; Navarro wrote four lengthy front-page stories for the Reader . The stories chronicle his unsuccessful run for U.S. Congress as a Democrat. Navarro wrote about many public figures in excruciating detail.
Navarro's consecutive cover stories constitute the longest piece run by the Reader in its 52-year history of print journalism (over 60,000 words). We are running one segment on Wednesday and two on Friday – for a full weekend of detailed, funny narrative.
The following are scenes from his road to the Trump administration written by Reader reporters Matt Potter and Don Bauder:
Nucor's Death by China, co-authored by Peter Navarro
Aug. 24, 2011 (By Don Bauder)
An academic who has been blasting China’s unfair trade tactics is Peter Navarro, business professor at the University of California Irvine. This is the Navarro who lost five elections in San Diego — for mayor in 1992, city council in 1993 and 2001, county supervisor in 1994, and Congress in 1996.
In books, TV shows, seminars, and the like, Navarro has been strafing China for such practices as keeping its currency artificially low, subsidizing its manufacturers, paying very low wages, polluting the environment, and shipping dangerous products.
So when Navarro wanted to do a documentary based on Death by China, he turned to Nucor. “We were approached by Peter Navarro to support his film, which we felt was important work and needed to be done,” says Nucor spokesman Peter McFadden.
But then came the mystifying twists and turns. Navarro wanted the deal done through Utility Consumers’ Action Network (UCAN), the San Diego nonprofit that fights utilities. Navarro has done extensive work for the organization on telecom issues, and he and Michael Shames, head of the organization, are friends. “UCAN was suggested by Peter as being the best vehicle for the film, so we made the contribution as requested,” says McFadden.
Trump/Navarro saber-rattling has already shaken up China
Feb. 8, 2017 (By Don Bauder)
After Trump was elected president — using much of Navarro’s prose in the campaign — the professor hit the big time. After the election, Trump named Navarro to a new position: director of the White House National Trade Council....
In one of the ten videos about possible war with China, Navarro says that China, the world’s largest country, could one day have a military that dwarfs that of the United States. This statement may well have motivated Trump to campaign for more military spending — particularly Navy spending.
The Trump/Navarro saber rattling has already shaken up China. Some say that with its economy slowing, China does not want a trade war. But with the Trump administration saying that the United States won’t let China access American-held islands in the South China Sea, China is now suggesting it might beef up its nuclear arsenal.
Trump stalking
Aug. 30, 2017 (By Matt Potter)
Economist Peter Navarro, the onetime perennial San Diego candidate for office who is now one of Donald Trump’s top trade advisors, has his own way of influencing policy, according to Politico.
“Navarro has earned a reputation for stalking the halls of the West Wing at night and on the weekends to find a moment to slip into the Oval Office to privately discuss trade with the president, according to one White House official and a close adviser to the administration. It’s his way of maintaining influence through proximity.”
With the arrival of retired Marine general John F. Kelly as Trump’s chief gatekeeper, that may have become harder, but nobody is yet writing off Navarro, described as “a one-man, anti-China trade warrior.” Said an unnamed administration official, “I don’t think there’s anybody in the White House who pushes harder for things...[Navarro] doesn’t give up on any idea or draft policy even when faced with hurdles or daunting challenges.”
Trump bump-restart reported for Peter Navarro
Feb. 26, 2018 (By Don Bauder)
White House trade advisor Peter Navarro, who was benched last year after arguing strenuously with President Trump’s more moderate economic advisors, is reported to be back in favor again. Media say he may get a job that would give him more influence over trade policy. He has had two positions with fancy titles, but small staffs and little influence inside the White House....
In the days up to Sunday (February 25), the Wall Street Journal’s headline read, “Trump Set to Promote Trade Hawk Peter Navarro.” The New York Times proclaimed, “Peter Navarro, a Top Trade Skeptic, is Ascendant....”
His new title might be “assistant to the president for trade policy,” says Politico. The publication says Trump, who often inquires why Navarro isn’t at trade-related meetings, ordered the change, which as of last night had not yet been made. Trump likes Navarro’s tough-guy approach to trade.
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