"Boys will be boys," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said about feuding between President Donald Trump's advisers Elon Musk and Peter Navarro. Leavitt said “we will let their public sparring continue.”
Speaking on CNBC on Monday, Navarro called Musk a "car assembler," not a "car manufacturer," because he said Musk's company Tesla does not use car parts manufactured domestically.
In response, Musk on Tuesday called trade adviser Navarro “truly a moron” and “dumber than a sack of bricks" in a post on X.
Speaking on CNBC on Monday, Navarro called Musk a "car assembler," not a "car manufacturer," because he said Musk's company Tesla does not use car parts manufactured domestically.
In response, Musk on Tuesday called trade adviser Navarro “truly a moron” and “dumber than a sack of bricks" in a post on X.
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00:00There's been some public sparring between Elon Musk and the president's trade advisor, Peter Navarro, on some of these tariffs.
00:06Musk actually referred to Navarro today as being, quote, dumber than a sack of bricks.
00:11Are you, or is the administration, the president, all concerned that this is maybe impacting the public's understanding of these tariffs?
00:17It might be messing with the message on it?
00:19No, look, these are obviously two individuals who have very different views on trade and on tariffs.
00:26Boys will be boys, and we will let their public sparring continue.
00:30And you guys should all be very grateful that we have the most transparent administration in history.
00:34And I think it also speaks to the president's willingness to hear from all sides,
00:39that he has people at the highest levels of this government in this White House who have very diverse opinions on very diverse issues,
00:46but the president takes all opinions in mind, and then he makes the best decision based on the best interests of the American public.