Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro gets standing ovation at Republican convention HOURS after release from federal prison, kisses fiancée on stage: ‘I went to prison so you don’t have to’
Peter Navarro, former economic adviser to Donald Trump, had to wait four months for this.
He spoke to a cheering crowd at the Republican convention hours after his release from federal prison — and gave his fiancée a steamy kiss onstage after blasting prosecutors who made his former boss furious and animated.
“I went to jail so you don’t have to. I’m your wake-up call,” Navarro said — picking up an argument Trump used after he was indicted, processed and facing four criminal charges.
Navarro shared some personal news with the crowd. He shared that he has a fiancée, Bonnie, who gave him a word of encouragement when he was booked into jail after being convicted of ignoring a congressional subpoena.
“They weren’t I love you. That was a given. She just said, ‘We got this. We got this.'” He said Democrats don’t understand “that they’re doing this to families.”
He was gone for four months before being released from jail Wednesday morning and flying straight to Milwaukee.
Peter Navarro, former director of the U.S. Office of Trade & Manufacturing, told the conference audience, “I went to jail so you don’t have to.”
He gave his fiancée a passionate kiss on stage, earning further cheers from the audience who had cheered him for a long time as he was introduced.
“This is beautiful. I think you guys just want to know if you can see my MAGA tattoo that I got over there,” he joked at the beginning of his remarks.
He also attacked former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, another Trump target. “The legislative branch came at me first. Your favorite Democrat, Nancy Pelosi. The January 6th sham committee,” he said, referring to the Democratic-run panel that carried out the attack on the Capitol.
Lawmakers wanted to question Navarro about what he called the “Green Bay Sweep” — a name given by the Green Bay Packers to get lawmakers to delay the vote count amid legal challenges to the vote.
“This morning I walked out of a federal prison in Miami. Joe Biden and his innocence department put me there,” he said, before addressing one of Trump’s favorite grievances: judges and prosecutors.
That was Navarro’s version of a common Trump attack, blaming Biden personally for prosecuting decisions that the Justice Department and local prosecutors say were made by career officials.
“If they can come for me, if they can come for Donald Trump, be careful, they’re coming for you,” he said, even taking a swipe at New York Judge Juan Marchan, who presided over Trump’s Stormy Daniels hush-money trial, which resulted in Trump’s conviction on 34 counts of falsifying corporate records.
Navarro kissed his fiancée Bonnie, who he said encouraged him when he reported to prison
Navarro received a warm welcome from the audience
He also mentioned Steve Bannon, who turned himself into a Connecticut prison after being convicted on similar charges.
Four months: ‘I guess y’all just wanna know if you can see my MAGA tattoo that I got over there,’ Navarro jokes about his time in prison
Navarro took on targets including prosecutors, judges and “the swamp” and complained about his conviction by a jury in Washington, D.C.
He criticized his own Obama-appointed judge, claiming he could not get a fair trial in Washington, DC.
“They threw me to the wolves of an anti-Trump jury, where? The DC swamp,” Navarro said.
Shortly before his speech, Navarro said he “feels fine” now that he is out of prison — and that he would repeat the behavior for which he received a four-month sentence.
“Absolutely. It’s not about me. It’s about the Constitution. The doctrine of executive privilege goes back to the time of George Washington,” he told DailyMail.com at the Republican convention, when asked if he would do it again given what he’s been through.
“The American people understand that if they can get me, they can get them,” he said. As for prison, the economist said, “All I can say is the weather wasn’t bad. Everything else was prison.” He was quiet when asked for details about his stint. “Talk about that next week. I’m fine,” he said.