Quote-unquote: Trump, Lighthizer, Ross, Malmström, Brady

Lots of trade talk this week – on getting more aggressive, the implications of the steel investigation, and trade deficits. Lighthizer on an aggressive trade policy: ‘This is only the beginning’ . “For too long, the United States … has been the chief target of litigation at the World Trade Organization. This makes no sense. At the same time, we are proceeding with WTO cases against China’s unfair support for agriculture, as well challenging their tariff-rate quotas on key farm...