“U.S. tariffs on China are "not hurting anybody" in the United States.”
Peter Navarro
director of the White House’s Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy. on CNN in an interview with Jake Tapper. Claim dated 18 Aug 2019.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
In short
Peter Navarro (director of the White House’s Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy) made this claim around 18 August 2019. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 20 August 2019, 2 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
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