The boys will be boys – in this way, a spokeswoman for the White House Karoline Leavitt referred to the public dispute between the advisers of President Donald Trump, billionaire Elon Musk and the Peter Navarro trade advisor. Musk had previously described Navarro “moron” and “stupid than a bag of bricks”.
Musk and Trump's longtime advisor Peter Navarro were arguing publicly for Trump's decision to impose huge duties on most of their trading partners.
This move caused a sale on the stock market and prompted analysts to think about whether United States They head towards the recession.
White House comment
– Look, these are apparently two people who have very different views on trade and duties – said the spokeswoman for the White House Karoline Leavitt. “The boys will be boys and we will allow their public scuffles,” she added.
Navarro on Monday at CNBC rejected the pressure of the billionaire and president of Tesla, who wants “zero duties” between the United States and Europe, calling him a “car monter” depending on imported parts and said that he wants the parts to be produced locally in the USA.
“Navarro is a real moron. What he says here is clearly false,” Musk wrote in the post on X. “Tesla has the most cars produced in America. Navarro is stupid than a bag of bricks,” he added.
Navarro is widely considered an architect of Trump's extensive tariff plans. This policy aims to revive production in the US and strengthen national security, but it hit markets and introduced uncertainty into global supply chains.
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