Peter Navarro, director of the White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, joins 'Fox & Friends' with an update.
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Steve overnight Chinese
Steve overnight, chinese
officials taking control
Consulate of Chengdu,
Ainsley workers, allegedly
burned secret documents,
Brian here more on the tension,
Peter Navarro.
First off we were expecting
response of consulate in Houston.
Were you expecting that
response?
I was stunned by the word
allegedly about the fires. We
all saw that on tv
look, this is not my lane,
let Secretary Pompeo and
President Trump handle it.
The only thing I can say that
you and I both know that the
Chinese Communist Party steals
from America
Chengdu theres a fighter G20
Chengdu, G20 China, Communist
Party stole completely from the
Pentagon. So this is what we are
up against, what im more
focused on and what the
president is more focused on
today is helping the american
people fight the China virus and
what we are doing today, its a
beautiful thing.
We are going down to the
research triangle Park in North
Carolina to visit a company
called Fuji Dio subcontractor
to Novaxx. President Trump is
shooting for January two thousand and twenty one to
have three million doses of vaccine,
and here is the thing. This is
the only president who really
could have got this done and
whats going to be effectively
half or a third of the time that
it usually takes, and the reason
why, the old days, the way
vaccines were developed, it was a
sequential process where you
found something that works in
the first part of the sequence,
and then you did phase one two three
trials for safety and efficacy,
and only then would think about
mass producing in large scale.
President Trump says: no, we are
not going to do it that way
what we will do. Simultaneous
development of the whole process
and be ready so that, if that
vaccine from Novaxx or Pfizer is
ready to go, would have
tremendous bandwidth to
manufacture at scale
thats. What Fuji is about today,
thats? Why we will be down there
with the ceo of Novaxx, should
be a great trip facility,
high tech and emblem of America,
Steve Peter. There are some who
are suggesting. You know the
president just wants to make
sure that he has an October
surprise. So, before the election,
he can say. Look we have a
vaccine that works. I delivered
a vaccine. Its coming hang on.
Reelect me
lets not look. I think we
are all tired of this
politicization of the China
virus
back in February, right after the
president pulled down the
flights, I was personally
involved on behalf of the
President working with Hhs. To
put this operation work speed
back in February. We knew what we
could be up against and working
day and night on this, and the
fact that we could get this in
January of twenty twenty one instead of
January two thousand and twenty two is testament to a
president who is business,
oriented and knows how to get
things done.
Lets not talk about politics
when it comes to saving american
lives, because what we are trying
to do here is is develop that
vaccine. At the same time, we are
moving at warp speed on
therapeutics as well and just
last week, because the nursing
homes are one of the worst
targeted populations. We started
major effort there directly to
help nursing homes, so we are
fighting this China virus battle
on all vectors, and tomorrow we
will have a big trip and
surprise as well. Thats going to
be great for the american people,
people Ainsley. I know that your real
Ainsley, I know that your real
is health, trade and beforing
manufacturing who would get
vaccines first,
not my lane,
Trump time as quickly as
possible,
how they are dispensed, thats
Alex Azars job and the folks
over across the way there
Brian Peter. Do you regret
writing the editorial
criticizing Dr Fauci
laughter?
You know. The only thing I
regret is Dr Faucis pitch the
other day at opening day.
I felt bad for him, but I always
looked forward and we are all
part of the team and he actually
tells people to wear the mask
and my job is to get them made.
Brian, have you spoken to him
since
I have not
Steve? What would you like to
say to them?
Lets fight the China virus
and beat it together with the
President,
Steve all right, very good.
Transcript generated on 2020-07-29.