Elon Musk labels Trump adviser Navarro 'moron' over Tesla comment

Peter Navarro had described Musk's electric car company as a "car assembler" rather than manufacturer.

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Musk - who is also a member of the Trump administration - said Navarro was "dumber than a sack of bricks" in posts on his social media platform X.

It was in response to an interview Navarro gave in which he criticised Musk. "[He's] not a car manufacturer. He's a car assembler, in many cases," Navarro said.

Navarro was being interviewed about Trump's sweeping tariff policy and said he wanted to see parts made in the US in the future instead.

Musk, who has hinted at his opposition to White House trade policy, said Navarro's claims about Tesla were "demonstrably false".

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