A document circulated by Peter Navarro, director of the White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, linked the country’s manufacturing decline to a host of social problems. The documents, which were obtained by The Washington Post, were prepared and distributed by Peter Navarro, director of the White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy. His documents alarmed other White House officials, who worried that such unverified information could end up steering White House policy, the two administration officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the documents, which were not released publicly. “We don’t comment on purported internal documents,” said a White House official who would only comment on the condition of anonymity. Navarro had worked in the White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, a new division created by Trump after the inauguration.

Source: Washington Post October 18, 2017 00:44 UTC