Peter Navarro Squirms on CNN When Asked About Trump's Inflated Coronavirus Death Theory

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Donald Trump tweeted or retweeted more than 65 times on Saturday and Sunday alone, including one birthday message to his wife and several attacks on Fox News. Could White House economic adviser Peter Navarro really be expected to keep track of them all?

If Navarro had been able to keep up with Trump’s Twitter barrage, he may have seen this question coming from CNN’s John Berman on New Day Monday morning: “What evidence do you have, if any, that people are inflating the mortality rate to make the president look bad?”

“That's the first I’ve heard of that, not my lane, John, next question,” Navarro replied.

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In fact, it’s a claim that Trump and those who surround him have been making for weeks. Primetime hosts on Fox News as well as talk-radio star Rush Limbaugh began pushing the inflated death theory in early April. The following week, the president directly accused New York of deliberating “adding” to its coronavirus death toll.

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[captain queeg]

1. He doesn't need any help to look bad. He is an utter failure.

[gratuitous]

2. "Not my lane, John"

Oh, sorry, Mr. Navarro. You're, uh [checks notes] an economic adviser to the president. So, what do you think of the economy's performance since all these inflated numbers came out to make the president look so bad? How are you going to get things back on track with 25 million Americans out of work in the past few weeks? Is that your "lane," Peter?

[Thomas Hurt]

3. There is always a conspiracy theory when you don't like the facts.

[greenjar_01]

4. The fucking arrogance of these people

"Next question."

Fuck you, Navarro.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. Death toll is an undercount, especially in Florida, but even in NY. Excess deaths tells real story

When NYC gets about 600 deaths a day versus about 150 same period in previous years, and traffic/crime deaths are down, then it is not the "flu".