Just hours after being released from prison on Wednesday, the crowd at the Republican National Convention (RNC) rose to their feet and cheered when Peter Navarro appeared on stage.
The former White House aide to President Trump made a dramatic appearance and spoke at the Republican National Convention shortly after being released from a federal prison in Miami. share The audience at the Republican National Convention cheered as Navarro spoke, according to Daily Caller reporter Reagan Reese. Navarro, who was jailed for contempt of Congress for his role in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election and for defying a subpoena from a House committee on Jan. 6, used the platform to warn of political persecution.
The crowd at the Republican National Convention rose to their feet when Peter Navarro said the Biden administration tried and failed to defeat him. He was released from prison this morning.
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“This morning, I got out of federal prison. If they can get me, if they can get Donald Trump, watch out, they will get you,” Navarro said in his speech. “Here's how I got in prison: First the Legislature got me. Your favorite Democrat, Nancy Pelosi, created your favorite committee, the phony January 6th Committee, and demanded that I violate executive privilege. What did I do? I refused.”
Navarro's remarks came with sharp criticism of the Biden administration, accusing it of allowing criminals to cross the southern border and arguing that Democrats are indoctrinating children with harmful ideas about race and gender. (RELATED: Trump says Biden Justice Department would 'absolutely' rehire imprisoned former aide)
“I went to prison so you wouldn't have to go to prison,” Navarro said. “I'm a wake-up call for you.”
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – JULY 17: Former Director of the Office of U.S. Trade and Manufacturing Policy Peter Navarro appears onstage during day three of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Navarro, a former Trump aide who was serving time in prison, previously gave an exclusive interview to The Daily Caller. Speaking from a Miami federal prison about his contempt of Congress conviction, Navarro characterized his incarceration as political and criticized the U.S. justice system.
“Loafers are real. Loafers are wrong. We shouldn't be acting like Communist China or a banana republic. But that's the growing perception of our justice system,” Navarro told the Caller.
