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In growing rift over tariffs, Musk slams senior Trump trade adviser as a ‘moron’
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Demonstrators gather outside the Minnesota State Capitol during the nationwide "Hands Off!" protest against US President Donald Trump and his advisor, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, in St. Paul, Minnesota, on April 5, 2025. (Photo by Tim Evans / AFP)
Elon Musk describes Peter Navarro, a senior White House trade adviser, as “truly a moron” and “dumber than a sack of bricks” in a growing rift over Donald Trump’s tariff policy.
Musk, a key aide to the president, has signaled opposition to the tariffs, and the Tesla CEO hit out after Navarro described him as “not a car manufacturer” but “a car assembler.”
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