I doubt Musk can win this fight.
In the latest example of name-calling among Donald Trump’s top aides, billionaire Elon Musk has described the president’s trade adviser as a “moron”.
In an attempt to distance himself from Trump’s tariffs, Tesla CEO Musk posted on X that Peter Navarro is “truly a moron”.
He wrote:
Navarro is truly a moron. What he says here is demonstrably false.
It comes as Navarro dismissed Musk’s push for “zero tariffs“ between the United States and Europe, calling him a “car assembler” reliant on parts from other countries.
Navarro, widely seen as the architect of Trump’s tariff plans, told CNBC Musk had done a good job with his work to streamline government, but his comments on tariffs were not surprising given his role as “car person,” the latest salvo in a growing feud between the Trump advisers.
“When it comes to tariffs and trade, we all understand in the White House - and the American people understand - that Elon is a car manufacturer, but he’s not a car manufacturer. He’s a car assembler,” Navarro said, adding that many Tesla parts came from Japan, China and Taiwan.
“He’s a car person. That’s what he does, and he wants the cheap foreign parts.” |
