The U.S. Trade Representative’s office is drowning in work while hemorrhaging staff—its smallest team in two decades, forced to handle exploding tariffs, renegotiations, and investigations. Former insiders say the pressure is crushing, leading to blunders like misaddressed diplomatic letters and shaky legal foundations for new policies. Despite budget boosts and hiring pushes, the government can’t compete with private-sector pay packages luring away top trade experts. The result? A dangerously overextended agency struggling to deliver rigorous trade enforcement.

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