Shocking video shows the moment a Trump advisor snapped at a TV journalist who asked him why the President keeps changing his mind on tariffs.
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Senior Trade Advisor Peter Navarro angrily responded
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Mark Stone was told to ‘cut that out’ by ‘Stop That Crap’ as the U.S. correspondent constantly questioned him about the matter.
On Tuesday, Donald Trump declared a heightened tariff of 50 percent on Canadian steel and aluminum but rescinded the decision mere hours afterward.
In the meantime, 25 percent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to the U.S., impacting British goods valued at hundreds of millions of pounds, went into effect today.
“The policy stands as no exceptions and no exclusions, and this could alter only if the President decides to modify his stance,” Mr Navarro informed journalists.
“But the President appears to be altering his stance every hour right now,” Mr. Stone countered, then proceeded to ask Mr. Navarro about his opinions.
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“Sir, you’re missing the point of how negotiations work; the President is engaging in strategic talks, so please cease your empty talk and stop this nonsense,” stated the trade advisor.
While trying to field questions from fellow reporters, the journalist interrupted once more, emphasizing that the President “appears to be altering his stance constantly.”
The progressively agitated presidential aide admonished him to cease his nonsense once more, then proceeded to demand which news outlet Mr. Stone was affiliated with.
The journalist informed him, prior to saying ‘the undeniable truth is that he alters his opinion daily.’
Declining to engage further, Mr. Navarro responded mockingly, “It’s a negotiation, my friend. Just a negotiation.”
Acknowledging his perspective, Mr. Stone subsequently highlighted that Washington’s fluctuating policies are ‘disrupting the stock market,’ causing significant declines—specifically mentioning the $4 trillion reduction in the value of the S&P 500 from its peak in February.
Mr. Navarro stated that ‘it’s not causing havoc,’ before raising his voice at Mr. Stone to ‘stop.’ As chaos ensued, other journalists pushed forward, striving to have their questions answered.
The flustered advisor then said: ‘I can either stay here and answer questions and be civil about it, or your can hector me like this, so stand back, get that thing out of my face, you’ve had your chance to ask questions.’
The White House correspondent for USATODAY mentioned on X that there was a ‘contentious interaction’ between Mr. Navarro and the Sky News journalist.
‘The reporter’s close-up filming with his phone irritated Navarro,’ noted the news outlet’s correspondent.
The heated questioning of Mr Navarro came as investors were spooked by Trump’s sweeping tariffs.
Fears of an economic downturn have driven a stock market sell-off that wiped out $4 trillion from the S&P 500’s peak last month, when Wall Street was cheering much of Trump’s agenda.
A barrage of new Trump policies has increased uncertainty for businesses, consumers and investors, notably back-and-forth tariff moves against major trading partners like Canada, Mexico and China.
The cost of aluminium and steel in the United States has today been hovering around recent peaks as traders ratcheted up prices in response to the 25 per cent tariffs taking effect.
Speaking last night, the president indicated there would be some short-term pain from his tariffs but that it was a necessary step to restore American manufacturing.
‘I think our country had to do this, we had to do this,’ Trump said. ‘Other countries have taken away our businesses, taken away our jobs.’
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