Elon Musk and top Trump adviser feud over tariffs: 'Dumber than a sack of bricks'

Elon Musk and top Trump adviser feud over tariffs: 'Dumber than a sack of bricks'

Musk takes aim at Peter Navarro, the senior adviser on trade and manufacturing.

Elon Musk took another shot at Peter Navarro on Tuesday over tariffs, calling President Donald Trump's top adviser on trade and manufacturing a "moron" and "dumber than a sack of bricks."

Musk, a senior Trump adviser who had promoted Trump's agenda, has been critical of Navarro, one of the architects of Trump's tariff policy who has made the rounds in media defending the sweeping tariffs the president imposed last week that sent world markets plunging.

Musk's insults Tuesday came after Navarro called the Tesla CEO a "car assembler" rather than a "manufacturer," claiming that key components of his Teslas come from overseas.

That prompted Musk to respond.

"Navarro is truly a moron. What he says here is demonstrably false," he posted on X.
He claimed in a second post, "Tesla has the most American-made cars. Navarro is dumber than a sack of bricks," and tagged Navarro's handle in the post.

Asked about the feud at Tuesday's White House press briefing, press secretary Karoline Leavitt dismissed it as "boys will be boys."

"No, look, these are obviously two individuals who have very different views on trade and on tariffs. Boys will be boys, and we will let their public sparring continue," Leavitt said. "And you guys should all be very grateful that we have the most transparent administration in history."
Musk threw shade at Navarro early Saturday morning over his Harvard education.

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