As US trade representative, Lighthizer also played a major role in the renegotiation of Nafta with Mexico and Canada.

Following a hotly contested election, Donald Trump is once again the president-elect and will return to the White House on ...

During his first term, his trade policies included steep tariffs on Chinese goods and a renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Though, many economists associate tariffs ...

Robert Lighthizer, a firm supporter of tariffs, has been asked to return ... of the North American Free Trade Agreement, or Nafta, with Mexico and Canada during his first term.

Lighthizer was one of the leading figures during the then-president's first term in the imposition of hefty tariffs on Chinese imports and the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, ...

or NAFTA, and reports that he was considering a 25% tariff on the auto sector were considered an existential threat in Canada at the time. Trudeau called Trump on Wednesday to congratulate him and ...

Trump has said many other countries levy far higher tariffs on imports than the U.S., USA TODAY reported. Trump also has criticized trade deals such as NAFTA and other countries' tariffs that have ...