Ross to protect US workers, tear up bad trade deals if confirmed as commerce secretary

Mexico City

WITH a panel of senators questioning him, billionaire investor Wilbur Ross stayed on message: If confirmed as President Donald Trump's commerce secretary, he would protect American workers and tear up bad trade deals that harmed US industry.

And yet, for more than a decade, those same trade deals helped Mr Ross amass a fortune across the globe - in countries such as Mexico and China, among others. In fact, Mr Ross has sometimes invested overseas in ways that Mr Trump condemns.