Navarro says blocking tariffs would be ‘the end of the United States’
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said Sunday “it will be the end of the United States” if Trump’s global tariffs are ultimately blocked by the Supreme Court.
“This was weaponized partisan injustice at its worst,” Navarro said in an interview on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures.”
Navarro echoed Trump’s critical comments after a federal appeals court on Friday ruled that most of the sweeping global tariffs were unlawful.
“So it was a bad decision. But the good news is the dissent was very, very strong. I think it provides a very clear road map to how the Supreme Court can certainly rule in our favor,” he added.
“We feel very optimistic. If we lose the case. President Trump is right. It will be the end for the United States,” he said.
Trump later Sunday reiterated his claim on his social media platform, saying that without tariffs, “our Country would be completely destroyed, and our military power would be instantly obliterated.”
-ABC News’ Lauren Peller