#BestPeople https://www.businessinsider.com/tru...rro-cites-non-existent-scholar-report-2019-10 Trump's top trade advisor Peter Navarro's books frequently cite a made-up scholar named 'Ron Vara' who appears to be his alter ego In many of his past books on China and economic issues, President Donald Trump's top trade adviser Peter Navarro has cited a supposed Harvard scholar and investor named "Ron Vara." There's just one problem: according to a new report in the Chronicle Review, "Ron Vara" himself doesn't exist, and appears to be an alter ego for Navarro himself. After all, "Ron Vara" is simply the word "Navarro" rearranged. In his books, Navarro, an extreme China hawk, cites Vara's bombastic, colorful commentary on China., describing him as a Harvard economist turned-wealthy investor. In a 2001 book, he wrote, "As macrowave traders go, Ron Vara is in a league of his own — a very major league. In fact, this Dark Prince of Disaster has made a very large fortune making the very best out of very bad situations." In response to the Chronicle, Navarro acknowledged Vara was an alter-ego said it was "refreshing that somebody finally figured out an inside joke that has been hiding in plain sight for years."
"refreshing that somebody finally figured out an inside joke that has been hiding in plain sight for years." Ah yes. It's not a lie. It's an "inside joke." Haha.
Somebody finally figured it out ... more like someone bothered to read his nonsense. We know our "brilliant" Pres doesn't read much besides the Fox and Friends bottom of the screen scroll touting only the stuff he likes. Which was probably the way Navarro got his job.
This guy has done more damage to the US economy than the financial crisis of '08. How in the world is Trump going to get re-elected listening to this buffoon. Which tells me Trump needs to make some kind of truce or rapprochement at the end of this year or beginning of the next with China to cater to his base that the economy is doing great, so that he has a fighting chance in the 2020 elections.
Then why is the S&P right at record highs? Consumer confidence at record highs. Unemployment at record lows. Sounds like a lot of damage.