Peter Navarro
“I’m not sure a deadly pandemic that has killed 120,000 Americans is material for a light moment," CNN's Jake Tapper responded.
The top Democrats on the House and Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Saturday began a probe into the firing.
Peter Navarro blamed the federal public health agency for COVID-19 testing failures that "set us back."
Peter Navarro, Trump’s trade adviser, reportedly penned two memos — in January and then February — warning of potential catastrophe because of COVID-19.
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Rudy Giuliani and Sean Hannity are two of the Trump loyalists who have thrown their support behind hydroxychloroquine.
The president said Democrats' inquiry was "intended to take away the Power of the People."
The White House trade adviser accuses Democrats of searching for a crime they could try to pin on Trump.
Peter Navarro's assertion came just days after the administration announced that it would delay its latest round of tariffs to avoid impacting holiday shoppers.
The head of the National Economic Council says the economy is “in pretty good shape" despite growing fears of a coming downturn.
Peter Navarro also defended the president's retaliatory threat of tariffs on Mexico as "a brilliant move."