White House Adviser Peter Navarro Calls Fictional Alter Ego An 'Inside Joke' Peter Navarro, a key architect of President Trump's trade policy, made up one of the people the adviser repeatedly quotes in his nonfiction books. Navarro's publisher is not amused.

Peter Navarro is a propagandist: someone who produces & spreads propaganda. The joke is on #WeThePeople

"While #RonVara is described in one of the books as a #doctoral student at #Harvard~

Eventually #GregAutry, who co-authored #DeathByChina, acknowledged that #PeterNavarro made the character up."