Yep. He’s an idiot. Hired by a fucking moron.
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro went on the offensive during a “60 Minutes” interview on Sunday night by falsely accusing the show of never covering pandemics that occurred before President Donald Trump entered office.
When CBS correspondent Bill Whitaker pressed Navarro on Trump’s failure to respond to early warnings in January of the looming COVID-19 pandemic, the adviser deflected with a bogus claim that Whitaker’s show had not reported on outbreaks during former President Barack Obama and George W. Bush’s tenures.
“I challenge you: Show me the ’60 Minutes’ episode a year ago, two years ago, or during the Obama administration, during the Bush administration, that said, ‘Hey, global pandemic’s coming, you gotta do X, Y, and Z, and by the way, we would shut down the entire global economy to fight it,’” ………..Navarro told Whitaker.
“Show me that episode, then you’ll have some credence in terms of attacking the Trump administration for not being prepared,” he continued.
“I guarantee you we did,” Whitaker replied.