Peter Navarro served a four-month prison sentence for defying a congressional subpoena and is viewed by many as a 'wing nut' with radical ideas that 99 out of 100 economists would not advocate for, yet he is able to sell his positions convincingly to Trump.

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Tim Kolletz

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he actually just last year served a four-month prison sentence for defying a congressional saprina so he's one of these Trump characters...and to some they're viewed as kind of wing nuts...if you put a bunch of Economist in a room like 100 economists in a room 99 out of 100 would never advocate for what he's advocating

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Project 2025 had a tariff plan, but Trump has gone off scriptThe Globe and Mail
Created: 8/11/2026, 6:54:51 AM

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