A key Donald Trump adviser is reportedly seeking a war that begins with China and extends all the way to members of the President's own cabinet.
Trump's trade advisor Peter Navarro has been in the news in recent weeks because of his influence on Trump's tariff policies, which have led to massive market uncertainty. Navarro also had a public feud with billionaire Elon Musk.
But Musk isn't the only Trump associate Navarro might see as an "enemy," according to a deep-dive on Navarro by the Washington Post.
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The report outlines Navarro's background as a Clinton Democrat, all the way through him becoming a "martyr for MAGA" when he was imprisoned for failing to cooperate with an investigation into Jan. 6.
"One year ago, Peter Navarro sat in a federal prison in Miami, sending messages that he was a martyr for MAGA. He had begged for help paying legal bills that he said would reach $750,000," the Saturday report states, noting that "Navarro’s journey to one of the most powerful positions in the White House has been one of spectacular flameouts and surprising comebacks."
Michael Kranish and Jeff Stein also write that "the story of how this onetime staunch Democrat has won so much influence has become a defining tale of the early days of the second Trump administration, raising concerns even among many Republicans about how the economist has gained such extraordinary power."
"An examination of Navarro’s memoirs, interviews and other documentation shows that it is a war he has sought for decades. The enemy is not only China, he has said, but also the Wall Street titans who benefited from Beijing’s policies and who, notably, are among the most powerful players in the Republican Party, including some now in Trump’s Cabinet," the report states. "If Navarro’s battles in the current Trump administration are anything like they were in the first term, they are filled with shouting matches, name-calling and endless effort to curry the president’s favor."