Trump’s Ex Chief-of-Staff Mick Mulvaney Shreds ‘Notorious’ Peter Navarro on CNBC: ‘I Would Have Fired Him’

Trump’s Ex Chief-of-Staff Mick Mulvaney Shreds ‘Notorious’ Peter Navarro on CNBC: ‘I Would Have Fired Him’

Mick Mulvaney shredded President Trump's senior counselor for trade and manufacturing Peter Navarro on CNBC Tuesday afternoon.

The economist, university professor and loud opponent of Chinese economic policy is regarded as an architect of the US president's customs hat. He is one of his most loyal supporters: for Trump Navarro went to prison, which in turn does not detract from his proposals.

Peter Navarro Clashes With CNBC Hosts Over Effectiveness of Trump’s Tariffs

He is an economic outsider and a convicted offender: Peter Navarro nonetheless remains a central source of ideas for the US President.

20:02 Peter Navarro went to jail to prove his loyalty to Donald Trump. Today, the economist has the ear of the American president and, as a rabid protectionist, is behind the tariffs...