Peter Navarro

Peter Navarro holds a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard. He is one of only three senior White House officials to serve with Donald Trump from the 2016 campaign to the end of President Trump’s first term.

Mr. Navarro was the West Wing’s chief China Hawk and manufacturing czar. He served as Director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy and, during the pandemic, Defense Production Act Policy Coordinator.

His Communist China trilogy includes The Coming China Wars (2006), Death By China (2011), and Crouching Tiger (2015). His White House memoirs include In Trump Time and Taking Back Trump’s America. His top-rated Taking Back Trump’s America podcast appears on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts. Sign up for his substack at http://peternavarro.substack.com. He can be reached at takingbacktrumpsamerica@gmail.com.

Columns by Peter Navarro

It’s Trump 2024 versus Never Trump cartel

The 2024 Republican presidential primary campaign is a chess match pitting Donald Trump against a deep-pocketed Never Trump cartel with vast media reach. Published June 6, 2023

Biden-McCarthy Memorial Day weekend surrender institutionalizes stagflation

Some politicians make history. But by caving so quickly to President Biden, Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has chosen to be a footnote. Published May 30, 2023

Handicapping Trump versus DeSantis faceoff

The Great Never Trump Hope is finally throwing his boxing gloves into the 2024 presidential ring. Here's how Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will try to knock out the greatest counterpuncher in American politics. Published May 23, 2023

Jamie Dimon’s war on remote work likely to end badly

Wall Street Pied Piper Jamie Dimon decreed from his Manhattan perch -- or perhaps from a location in Palm Beach -- that his white-collar minions must once again chain themselves to their desks in the offices of JPMorgan. Published May 16, 2023

The toxic politics of Biden’s open border policies

Under the policies of President Biden, the United States, with a population of roughly 330 million, now has the most open border of any major nation in the world. Published May 9, 2023

Better Republican messaging needed on McCarthy’s budget bill

There must be a precise method to messaging the Republican House's debt limit bill. Otherwise, the Democrats will successfully brand House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's bid to tame the federal budget extremist madness. Published May 2, 2023

What’s good for Elon Musk and Tesla is not good for America

As President Biden's increasingly virulent stagflation chokes off auto buyers and the American economy, Elon Musk's predatory pricing strategy for Tesla is likely to snuff out General Motors and Ford. Published April 25, 2023

Biden plays fool and pawn to Russia’s oil king

In pursuit of American strategic energy dominance, Donald Trump made the United States a net oil exporter while his peace through strength doctrine contained Vladimir Putin's revanchist ambitions. Published April 18, 2023