White House senior counselor Peter Navarro sparred with reporters on Tuesday over the media narrative surrounding President Donald Trump’s tariff policies.
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WhiteHouseseniorcounselorfortradeandmanufacturingPeterNavarrotoldareporterTuesdayto“stopthatcrap”duringquestioningaboutPresidentDonaldTrump’sshiftingtariffpolicy.
NavarrospoketothepressafterconfirmingthatTrumphadannouncedanincreasedtariffof50%onCanadiansteelandaluminumearlierthatday.However,thetariffwouldnotbeimplementedbecauseOntarioPremierDougFordsuspendedathreatened25%surchargeonelectricityexportstotheU.S.
AvideopostedonXshowedNavarrobecomingincreasinglyfrustratedwithareporteronthetopic,leadingtoabackandforthbetweenthetwo.
“…thepresidentisnegotiatingstrategically.Sostopwiththerhetoric.Okay?Juststopthatcrap,”Navarrosaidtoonereporterbeforetryingtotakeanotherquestion.
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“Buthedoesseemtobechanginghismindallthetime,”thereportersaid.
“Stoptha
