Who is Ron Vara?

 Peter Navarro,

 a former trade adviser to President Trump, introduced a fictional character named Ron Vara in his writings. "Ron Vara" is an anagram of "Navarro" and was used by Navarro as a literary device in his books. ​

In his 2001 book, If It's Raining in Brazil, Buy Starbucks, Navarro presented "Ron Vara" among other fictional characters to illustrate points in his analysis. However, in later works, "Ron Vara" was cited without clear indication of its fictional nature, leading to confusion about the character's authenticity. ​

The use of "Ron Vara" was acknowledged by Navarro as a whimsical device, but this practice drew criticism, especially when readers and co-authors were unaware of the character's fictional status. ​

Therefore, "Ron Vara" was not a real person but a construct created by Peter Navarro within his publications.

SOURCES: 

• www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/10/22/one-important-thing-people-are-missing-about-peter-navarro-ron-vara/. Accessed 06 Apr. 2025.
• “White House Adviser Peter Navarro Calls Fictional Alter Ego An ‘Inside Joke.’” NPR, 18 Oct. 2019, www.npr.org/transcripts/771396016. Accessed 06 Apr. 2025.
• “The Entire Tariff Executive Order Is Based on Bogus Numbers and a Fake Expert Economist.” Daily Kos, www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/4/5/2314736/-The-entire-tariff-Executive-Order-is-based-on-bogus-numbers-and-a-fake-expert-economist. Accessed 06 Apr. 2025.