Fox Host Hits Back At Trump Adviser's 'Rogue' Talk With Ice-Cold Reality Check

Navarro, when asked why the administration has used an “economic emergency justification” for the tariffs, said that the administration didn’t assume the courts would overturn the sweeping import taxes.

“We feel like we’re on very strong legal ground,” said Navarro, who was reportedly “sidelined” on Trump’s legal team early last month.

He later continued to address the trade court’s ruling, “And with respect to the legal arguments themselves, these are rogue judges that are basically —”

Claman swiftly interjected, “One was appointed by Donald Trump. That’s a rogue judge?”

Navarro quickly shot back, “There was one appointed by Donald Trump —”

“And one by Reagan,” Claman added.

Navarro went on to refer to the Trump appointee on the trade court before calling the Reagan appointee — Judge Jane Restani, who wrote Wednesday’s decision — as a “free trader.”

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Thursday that the three-judge panel also “brazenly abused their judicial power” and looked to “usurp the authority of President Trump to stop him from carrying out the mandate that the American people gave him.”

Their comments on the ruling largely reflect Trump’s repeated attacks on judges who don’t fall in line with him or his administration’s policies.

In his Fox appearance on Thursday, Navarro — reacting to Claman breaking the news on the federal appeals court pausing the trade court’s decision — said the ruling was “fully expected” as others were “wrong on the law.”