CNN anchor slams trade adviser Peter Navarro’s response on India tariffs, questions his ‘good answer’

CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins roasts White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro during an interview, questioning his self-praised response on why India was singled out for additional tariffs, despite China also importing Russian oil.

Navarro defended himself by asserting, “I think I’ve given a good answer to that.”

"China buys more Russian oil than India does, and they have not been targeted for that. So why is India having its tariffs doubled?" Collins asked Navarro.

“As the boss says, let’s see what happens. Keep in mind that we have over 50 percent tariffs on China already. So we don’t want to get to the point where we actually hurt ourselves. We send a lot of dollars overseas to India to buy their products. India then uses American dollars to buy Russian oil. Russia then uses the American dollars that come from India to finance its armaments to kill Ukrainians," he said. Collins then countered Navarro and said China's tariff could go up higher as a punishment for buying Russian oil, going beyond the existing 50 per cent tariff.

"And I think I’ve given a really good answer to that. We’ve got tariffs 50 percent — we already have high tariffs on China. So, I take your point. President certainly will be working with China on that issue," Navarro said.