On Thursday, Jamieson Greer, President Donald Trump’s pick for trade representative, defended the White House’s recent move to impose tariffs on three major countries: Mexico, Canada and China.

Jamieson Greer, President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. trade representative, said on Thursday that a universal tariff needs further study to gauge its impact on rising U.S. trade deficits, and put countries on notice they must lower import barriers to maintain access to the U.

President Donald Trump's trade envoy nominee Jamieson Greer told his confirmation hearing Thursday that universal tariffs were worth studying.

The Senate Finance Committee on Thursday pressed Jamieson Greer, the nominee for U.S. trade representative, to open global markets for U.S. farmers and protect home-state businesses from becoming collateral damage in President Trump’s trade wars.

Jamieson Greer advocated restructuring the international trading system and defended the president’s aggressive actions against Canada and Mexico as he testified before the Senate.

Donald Trump’s nominee for US trade representative championed the president’s combative approach on trade Thursday while Democrats denounced it as “reckless,” saying it could hurt US consumers by raising prices and unsettling partners.

US President Donald Trump's trade envoy nominee Jamieson Greer told his confirmation hearing Thursday that universal tariffs were worth studying, adding that he would work to restructure global trade ties.

Jamieson Greer, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be United States trade representative, defended the use of tariffs against Mexico and Canada in his confirmation hearing on Thursday. Greer, who would play a key role in executing Trump’s trade policy,

President Donald Trump's pick for U.S. trade representative, Jamieson Greer, pledged on Thursday to work towards improving access for U.S. companies to markets in several of the United States' key trading partners,