Peter Navarro denies tensions with Elon Musk after Musk calls him a 'moron'
Top White House trade aide Peter Navarro denied tensions between him and tech mogul Elon Musk, another senior Trump adviser, days after the billionaire tech mogul called the Harvard-trained economist a "moron."
Top White House trade adviser Peter Navarro denied Sunday that there are tensions between him and tech mogul Elon Musk, another senior Trump adviser, days after Musk called Navarro a “moron.”
“Everything’s fine with Elon,” Navarro said on NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” adding with a laugh, “I’ve been called worse.”
Navarro addressed his public spat with Musk in a wide-ranging interview about the state of the economy and stock market in the days after President Donald Trump imposed, and then temporarily reduced, sweeping tariffs on U.S. trading partners.
CNBC asked Navarro in an interview last week about Musk’s stated support for reducing barriers to trade, revealing apparent differences within the administration over Trump’s tariff plan.
“We all understand in the White House, and the American people understand, that Elon’s a car manufacturer,” Navarro said in the interview. “But he’s not a car manufacturer; he’s a car assembler in many cases.”
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