White House industry adviser Peter Navarro met Sunday on a heated exchange with CNN’s Jake Tapper when the host led him in President Trump’s plan to downplay the COVID-19 pandemic in his early days, according to legendary journalist Bob Woodward’s upcoming book.
When asked why Trump deceived the public about COVID-19, mentioning his comments to Woodward in an interview on February 7, when the president privately expressed fear about COVID-19 after national security officials warned him last January that he would be the worst. . pandemic in a century, which contrasted with his public minimisation of risk in the following weeks: Navarro referred to Trump’s alleged ban on China imposed last January and the plans the White House had drawn up in early February in preparation for COVID-19.
After calling Navarro for evading his question, Tapper told him the rawness between Trump’s public comments and Woodward’s comments about COVID-19.
“Why wasn’t the president frank with the American people?”Tapper asked.
Navarro insisted that Trump had been “simple” accusing Tapper of “stinging. “
Tapper continued to pressure Navarro to answer his question, as he denied “making decisions. “
After Navarro defended Trump’s comments and said that “CNN is not fair to the American people,” Tapper ended the interview by talking about Navarro, who insisted he had “answered the question,” and reminding american audiences of the country’s horrific statistics. COVID-19.
“I would just like to remind other Americans that the United States has less than 5% of the world’s population and that the United States accounts for more than 20% of coronavirus deaths worldwide,” Tapper said. In fact, it doesn’t matter how many times I insult CNN.
See Navarro’s comments below:
– TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) September 13, 2020