Elon Musk calls Trump’s trade adviser a ‘moron’

5mins read: Tesla, Tariffs, and the Trade War Within

Apr 09, 2025

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Tthe loudest policy fight didn’t come from a press briefing or a Senate hearing — it came from Twitter (sorry, X), where Elon Musk publicly torched one of Donald Trump’s closest trade advisers.

The target? Peter Navarro, the economist-turned-White-House-warlord who helped architect the administration’s sweeping tariff policies. The insul…

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