President Donald Trump said Friday that White House trade adviser Peter Navarro would become the national Defense Production Act policy coordinator for the federal government.
Trump made the announcement at an afternoon press conference at the White House, saying he gave Navarro the new authorities when he signed an executive order earlier that day.
“My order establishes that Peter will serve as national Defense Production Act policy coordinator for the federal government,” Trump told reporters.
Coronavirus task force delivers update on outbreak. The House of Representatives voted March 27 to approve a massive $2 trillion stimulus bill that policymakers hope will blunt the economic destruction of the coronavirus pandemic, sending the legislation to President Trump for enactment. Read more: https://wapo.st/33RiCJ8. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK
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Watch members of the Coronavirus Task Force hold a press briefing on March 26, 2020.
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