Peter Navarro tears into CBS reporter during press conference

Trump’s Senior Counselor to the President for Trade and Manufacturing, Peter Navarro, eviscerated a CBS reporter this afternoon during a press conference, slamming her for working as a “sock puppet” for the left and asking a politically motivated question to hurt Republicans in the midterms. 

Navarro delivered a news conference at the White House on Friday to tout Trump’s US “manufacturing renaissance,” where he highlighted the trillions of dollars in investments in US manufacturing under Trump.

Notably, only about 10 reporters attended, which Navarro said was “disappointing.”

“It’s really disappointing that some of the so-called mainstream media, legacy media aren’t here. I want to call Fox out in particular,” Navarro said to open the press conference, and he took several shots at the mainstream media throughout his remarks.

When a reporter later identified herself as a CBS reporter to ask a question, Navarro exclaimed, “Hallelujah!”

But when she asked her question, he was less pleased. “Are you able to speak a little bit about the pressures that elevated diesel prices are putting on manufacturing?” she asked.

“Now, see, check this out. The legacy media comes in here, and we’re talking about manufacturing, and the first thing she hits with is diesel prices, right? That’s what these people want to hit with going into this election, okay? They don’t want to talk about any of this stuff,” Navarro fired back.

“So, if you’ve got a good question and you want to write a good story about this, hit me with it, but don’t give me that crap, okay? No, we’re not doing that!”

“Manufacturers rely on diesel for their plants,” she responded, as Navarro interrupted, “Oh, we’re pivoting that way, yes.” She continued, “No, sorry, I’m wondering about manufacturers that rely on diesel-powered machinery.”

Navarro cut her off and said, “Just hand the microphone over to the next person.”

“It’s like folks, you’ve got to learn, okay? There’s a lot of stories in the world. You can’t just be — you’re a young person. Don’t be a sock puppet for your liberal producers and work as an agent to interfere with a selection with crap like that.”

Via Real America’s Voice: