Navarro labels reported sidelining 'fake news'

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said his job was safe despite a series of public spats with tech billionaire Elon Musk and reports alleging he was sidelined from decisionmaking. 

Navarro, who also served under Trump's first administration, addressed the claims he was benched during a Thursday interview on Fox News’s “Jesse Watters Primetime.” In his rebuttal, he called the suggestion "fake news."

“That’s fake news, Jesse. I would say this about this team that I’m working with...