Lighthizer was perhaps one of the most qualified Trump appointees and also one of the few who survived 4 years. His views on China and the WTO were really not that different from those of most Dems and he actually was reasonably close on a personal level with several Democratic leaders in the House and Senate. While he was a Trump sycophant, that outward persona was apparently the price you had to pay to stay in Trump’s good graces and get your job done.
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