Musk said Navarro was a “moron” in a post on X after Navarro called the Tesla CEO a “car assembler” and criticized the tech billionaire’s use of foreign parts.
White House Senior Counsel for Trade and Manufacturing Peter Navarro dismissed speculation of a rift with Elon Musk during an appearance on Meet the Press Sunday. “Everything is fine,” Navarro said, despite Musk previously calling him a “moron” on X. The clash stemmed from Navarro’s criticism of Musk’s reliance on foreign parts, calling him a “car assembler.”
When asked by host Kristen Welker about being “sidelined,” Navarro laughed off the feud. “I’ve been called worse,” he said. “Elon is doing a great job… no man doing that kind of thing should be subject to having his cars firebombed by crazies.” Navarro shifted the conversation to trade, saying Trump aimed to tackle both tariffs and “non-tariff barriers.”
