U.S. Trade Representative Jamison Greer speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House on April 2, 2026, in Washington, DC.
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U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer is scheduled to speak on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” Thursday morning, one week after the Blue Wave election in which a majority of voters said President Donald Trump’s controversial tariff policies have hurt the economy.
Import tariffs have sparked trade wars with multiple U.S. economic partners and are likely to be a top target for Democrats if they control the House and Senate. Some of President Trump’s biggest and most divisive tariffs, including his sweeping Section 301 tariffs and the 50% tariffs he imposed on numerous Canadian products, are already being challenged in multiple courts.
Trump and his administration have defended tariffs in the wake of the Republican Party’s devastating midterm losses. Greer’s office is currently conducting an investigation into foreign overcapacity in manufacturing, which could lead to additional tariffs.
Mr. Greer is also embroiled in extramarital affairs and national security scandals unfolding around the world. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
Axios reported that Mr. Greer was present in the White House Situation Room last Thursday when Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent asked Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick why he was resisting imposing export controls on MegaSpeed, specifically the company at the center of the sex and spying scandal.
Greer and other Cabinet members have supported the regulations and Trump has said “let’s get it done,” but Lutnick continues to delay, Axios reported. Commerce Department spokeswoman Kristen Eichamer told CNBC that “there were no such conversations” between Bessent and Lutnick in the Situation Room.
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