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Elon Musk torched Peter Navarro, President Donald Trump’s trade advisor, in an X post Tuesday after Navarro dismissed the Tesla CEO as a glorified “car assembler” in a CNBC interview.
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As Elon Musk called one of President Donald Trump's top economic aides a "moron," the White House on Tuesday (April 8) declared that "boys will be boys."
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Elon Musk sparred on social media Tuesday with White House Senior Counselor Peter Navarro, after Navarro said in an interview Monday that Tesla was a car “assembler" rather than a manufacturer.
Elon Musk said in an interview that his White House role has been "disadvantageous" for his companies, pointing to recent attacks against Tesla.
Elon Musk lashed out against top White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Tuesday, calling him "Peter Retarrdo" and "dumber than a sack of bricks," escalating a feud between two of President Trump's allies over the administration's sweeping tariffs.
Tesla has already spoken out against President Trump's tariffs, and its CEO Elon Musk is now following suit—despite his relationship with the White House.
A report from Politico that Musk could step back from his role in the White House helped boost the stock after Q1 deliveries came in weaker than expected.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk slammed President Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro on Tuesday, calling him “truly a moron” in their latest spat over the administration’s new
Peter Navarro, a senior White House trade adviser, defended President Trump’s tariffs, but the Treasury secretary said the U.S. might be ready to negotiate.
As Tesla faces headwinds in 2025, the company is reportedly refusing to accept its own product, the Cybertruck, as a trade-in for a new vehicle.
These are nervous times for Tesla bulls on Wall Street. They now believe the future ain’t what it used to be, to paraphrase noted market analyst Yogi Berra.