Elon Musk calls Peter Navarro a ‘moron’ as Trump tariff spat gets messy

Elon Musk in a red MAGA hat. — Elon Musk jabbed at Peter Navarro by saying his degree in economics from Harvard is “a bad thing, not a good thing.” (REUTERS)

April 08, 2025 03:04 PM

Billionaire presidential adviser Elon Musk attacked White House trade counselor Peter Navarro as “dumber than a sack of bricks” as a fight over President Donald Trump’s tariff regime spilled onto social media on Tuesday.

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