Does the tariff policy divide the president of the United States and his advisor Elon Musk? A billionaire in the technology manufacture exacerbates his dispute with the originator of Donald Trump's customs repression, publically insulting him, thus venting his discontent with Trump's actions.
Peter Navarro is “a real idiot” and “stupider than a bag of bricks”, wrote Musk in a post on his online platform X. This is another sign that advanced import duties origin a break in the relation between the president of the United States and his advisor. 75-year-old Navarro is considered the driving force behind Trump's hard, protectionist trade policy. Navarro previously suggested that Musk is dissatisfied with the advanced import tariffs as Tesla Group, which he leads, is mostly based on the import of inexpensive parts to his electrical cars.
Meanwhile, the White home is trying to underestimate public tirades. Trump administration is the most transparent in U.S. history, said spokeswoman Carolina Leavitt in an interview with CNBC. "We publically express our differences". alternatively of giving up the dispute, Musk went further in a post on X: He wanted to apologize for calling "Peter Retardo" (approximately: Peter's mentally retarded) dumber than a bag of bricks, wrote a multibillionaire. "It was very unfair to bricks."
Musk asked Trump to ease import duties
The paper "Washington Post" had previously reported that Musk had unsuccessfully tried to convince Trump to mitigate far-reaching import duties throughout the weekend. On Monday, the president threatened to introduce further tariffs of 50 percent for Chinese goods.
According to experts in the industry, Trump's duties will hit Tesla little than conventional American car manufacturers. They are more dependent on components coming from different countries and sometimes besides import finished cars to the US. The slowdown of consumer spending would besides affect Tesla.
