Trump Adviser Face-Plants With Head-Scratching Answer To Signal Question

CNN's Kasie Hunt looked puzzled as Peter Navarro turned back the clock with a bonkers remark on media coverage of Trump officials' group chat.

Peter Navarro, Donald Trump’s top trade adviser, baffled CNN’s Kasie Hunt on Thursday after he suggested that the media previously covered Trump officials’ use of the third-party messaging app Signal “on the campaign trail.”

Navarro threw up his hands and smiled before fumbling his answer to the CNN host’s question on whether he had Signal — the app Trump officials used to discuss war plans — on his phone.

“You guys beat that story to death, I’m just watching — I remember during the campaign there was like certain stories —,” Navarro began.

Hunt interjected, “Would you ever use Signal for government business?”

Navarro swiftly hit back, “I don’t use Signal. I, I — look I, I — you beat that story to death on the campaign trail.”