Yes his advisors Larry Kudlow and Steve Moore are both free market advocates . Kudlow revised his strict position before he was selected to serve to say that China is such a blatant abuser that measures had to be taken .But I'm sure he disproves tariffs against allies . Trump has his own ways and frequently decides against what his advisors council . Maybe that explains some of the more frequent turnover . However it is not unusual to have ,as Lincoln had ,a team of rivals .