Posted on 08/11/2019 1:47:23 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
Leland Vittert interview with Peter Navarro goes off the rails
A Saturday afternoon interview between Fox News weekend anchor Leland Vittert and White House National Trade Council Director Peter Navarro ended on a contentious note as Navarro accused Vittert of being “very overbearing” and consistently “interrupting” his attempts to answer questions.
The “America’s News Headquarters” conversation on U.S. trade policy toward China began with Vittert pressing Navarro on the “serious consequences” that will occur should China manipulate their currency.
“There’s no threat, Leland,” said Navarro.
“What are the consequences?” asked the Fox News host.
“For China,” Navarro responded. “What’s happening with China now as we have methodically put tariffs on as China has basically refused to negotiate in good faith. We have seen China lower their currency. Since tariffs have started the Chinese yuan has gone down 12% offsetting much of the tariffs that we imposed, so China’s bearing the burden. The other thing China does is lower prices, so we have seen virtually no inflation.”
Vittert interrupted Navarro when the White House assistant tried to bring up a list of promises President Trump has made and kept.
“Here is the question, what would you — if China continues devaluing their currency which, as you point out, to offset the tariffs, what tools would the United States respond with?”
The Fox News anchor interrupted Navarro several times on the topic of currency manipulation as he tried to get his answers out.
“I don’t understand that, the hostility here,” said Navarro, seeming surprised. “It’s really simple, when China manipulates currency, they go in and intervene in the currency markets so they buy dollars … ”
After another bout of crosstalk during which Vittert insisted U.S. companies pay the balance, Navarro said, “You’re wrong, sir. You are absolutely wrong here. [another interruption] You can’t keep doing this. You’re being very overbearing and demonstrating a lack of understanding of the dynamics of this situation.”
“What are you doing here?” Navarro said after more interruptions. “Are you going to give me a chance to respond?”
“Go ahead. Please,” said Vittert.
“So, China lowers the value of their currency and that translates to a lower price so it totally offsets any kind of tariff impact. They are also cutting their prices, so you’re also talking about a paper transaction, when in fact China bears the burden through the lower tariff. You put a tariff on at 10% and they lower their currency by 12%, right, are consumers hurt? Absolutely not. We have raised 35 billion worth of tariffs … they’ve borne the China burden.” (RELATED: ANTONI: How Trump Is Winning The Trade War With China)
“You’ve got to back off here,” said a clearly irritated Navarro after another interruption about farmers who say they are hurt by the policy.
“I’ll try to roll off the set,” joked Vittert. “I ask the questions, you answer them. You’ve just said the farmers were made whole.”
“You know, this hostility is personally to me …” said Navarro after another series of crosstalk.
“Usually people ask questions and they get an answer,” said Vittert.
“All you keep doing is interrupting me,” said Navarro, getting angry. “That’s all you do here. You roll back the tape here – all you do is when I start to ask a question.”
“Clearly not an answer, just a filibuster,” Vittert said. “Gotta run …”
“‘Gotta run,'” Navarro mocked, “After you interrupted me probably 30 times. This is shameful sir.”
There’s a real good reason that the Fox Weekend Crew is the Fox Weekend Crew.
Leland Vittert is awful.
Arthel and Vittert have the same annoying,condescending personalities. Both anti- trumpers.
Yet more empirical evidence that fox snooze is a loser of a news outfit.
OAN is for Patriots; FNC is for fools.
Do the people on fox have to actuall take a knee for everyone to realize?
Who the hell does Vittert think he is?
O’Reilly, Hannity?
Same ole corporate #FakeNews serving the #ProgressiveAgenda as all the rest.
Thanks. That site is a mess of ads. I spent over a minute closing popup ads to try to get the video to play and never did.
“On August 10, 2019 Vittert engaged in a highly confrontational, hostile, and physically aggressive interview with 70 year old senior citizen Peter Navarro. Navarro is the Director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy for the Trump Administration. “
Well somethings’s going on, there’s a definite hostility towards the Trump Administration, for whatever reason ...
Practically! When Rupert dies watch out!
So it’s Navarro that’s being “contentious”.
I’d say it’s that pipsqueak Leland...
Any time I hear someone moaning about "how right wing Fox News is", I know they're just repeating a Democrat talking point. It hasn't been anywhere close to right wing -- or even "fair and balanced" -- in a decade or more.
Yep. I have noticed that Fox on the weekend has either lame hosts who put us to sleep or those trying to sensationalize everything even against the grain in order to jump start a name for themselves. With the exception of Chris Wallace (who seems himself to be wanting lately) the weekend is crap except for Gutfeld and Levin. The rest of the week is slighlty better but I fear Fox’s days are numbered. That “interview” Hannity had with de Blasio was painful to watch. I always thought Sean to be kind of an ass, albeit I agreed with a lot that he said but that interview showed his true colors as a self righteous narsacistic jerk off. I thought I wanted to punch Scarborough in the face but I could give a F what kind of Ka-rot-tae’ lessons Hannity has had. He’s definately the kind of person I would get in a scrap with even if he kicked my ass. I don’t suffer assholes very well in person.
I pretty much watch One America News anymore. Fox and friends in the morning and that’s about it.
“Are Murdoch’s sons Democrats??”
Does cat poop stink?
Yes they are
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Fox News on Sundays? Not bloody likely, except for Maria, she was pretty good this morning. Chris Wallass, you might as well watch MSNBC.
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