‘Civil war’ breaks out in White House over trade

The dispute resulted from differences between a group including senior adviser Steve Bannon and trade adviser Peter Navarro and a ‘faction’ led by Gary Cohn, it has been reported.

A civil war over trade has broken out within the White House after a contentious meeting in the Oval Office between economic nationalists and pro-trade leaders from Wall Street, reports said.

The dispute resulted from differences between a group including senior adviser Steve Bannon and trade adviser Peter Navarro, and a ‘faction’ led by Trump’s National Economic Council leader and former president of Goldman Sachs Gary Cohn, the Financial Times reported.

The rift reportedly intensified after President Trump sided with the economic nationalists, including Bannon and Navarro, during a recent meeting after officials said Navarro had been losing influence.

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