The insanity of this piece aside, theres no better proof of the incompetence & dishonesty of Navarro than his new op-ed in USA Today. He makes sweeping statements with links to prove his point - and HIS links *disprove* what is saying. Yes, he's lying../1 https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/todaysdebate/2020/07/14/anthony-fauci-wrong-with-me-peter-navarro-editorials-debates/5439374002/

...in the middle of a pandemic, when people's lives are at stake, about the man best equipped to help us. Pete's a (purported) economist lecturing a public health expert on public health by using lies. Take an example: These words. See how "against" is underlined in blue?.../2

...so, youd think that the "link" you click would take you to something that said, oh, perhaps "Fauci fought against a travel ban." This struck me as odd because a travel ban is just a standard part of the arsenal dealing with an outbreak (not the be all and end all Trump.../3

...makes it out to be. It is solely for slowing down the spread - not stopping it. It is needed when a country is not prepared and is imposed so that there is more time. If a travel ban stopped pandemics, there never would have been a pandemic for most of human history. So.../4

...Navarro's claim seemed impossible. (And the idea that it saved "hundreds of thousands of lives" would ONLY be true if we took the extra time a travel ban gave us to get ready. We did not do that.)

So, perplexed at this statement, I clicked on Navarro's link..../5

...and what pops up? And article *establishing that how everything Navarro said was a lie* - based on words not only of Fauci, but of Trump himself. I mean, just look at the headline question below and the one word answer. THIS was Navarro's proof?.../6 https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/did-dr-fauci-disagree-with-trumps

...so how do we know that, in the middle of this pandemic while people are dying every day, that Peter "I'm Not a Health Expert But I Play One on TV" Navarro is *actually* lying to undermine effort to contain the outbreak? Because of his own proof...

...now for *4* days, based on what was known about the transmission of the virus, there was debate about whether a ban would help or hurt. (It could hurt if it resulted in our doctors being unable to come back from China if they went to help contain.) By January 30, once new.../7

...science was available on transmissibility, there was no doubt we need travel ban to slow things down, to mitigate, so as to allow for preparations. All the health folks pushed for that, including Fauci, so the US would be prepared when Covid hit. How do I know? Navarro's.../8

...link helpfully provides ANOTHER link, which takes us to the "Navarro is a damned liar" article. And notice? None of them is saying "put in travel ban to save the world." It's put in the travel ban to buy some time. We did not do that. Thanks, Petey!.../9

..but heres the most interesting thing with Navarro's lie, proven by his links: He is slavishly repeating Trump's own lie that he trotted out to claim he saved millions with a travel ban. So, the final paragraph of Navarro's OWN link says "Trump is lying" So Navarro is too.../10

..so bottom line, Petey - if you want to say "I did not commit that murder" don't hand over the bloody knife in your hand as proof. Because, like in this instance, all you did is prove you're not only a murderer, but a liar. And how many people have died for your lies so far?
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