Musk Goes Against Trump

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Elon Musk and Donald Trump quickly bonded during the 2024 presidential campaign, but now, it seems like the two billionaires have found something they can't agree on: tariffs.

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While attending a virtual event for Italy's right-leaning co-ruling League Party on April 5, Elon Musk spoke out against Donald Trump's new tariffs.
"At the end of the day, I hope it's agreed that both Europe and the United States should move ideally, in my view, to a zero tariff situation, effectively creating a free trade zone between Europe and North America," he said.

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"If people wish to work in Europe or wish to work in North America, they should be allowed to do so, in my view," Elon Musk told League Party leader Matteo Salvini, noting that this "has certainly been my advice to the president."

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Elon Musk also spoke out against Donald Trump after an X account posted a video of senior counselor for trade and manufacturing Peter Navarro explaining the president's new policies.
"Here is Peter Navarro explaining the tariffs and contrary to the paid fake expert class that is usually on corporate media, Peter Navarro has a PhD in economics from Harvard," the MAGA fanpage wrote.
"He's also not going to lie to you about what is happening to a globalist agenda. Notice how he uses specific details instead of blank statements, like chaos agent, and destroying America," they added.

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Elon Musk questioned Peter Navarro's credentials despite him being a celebrated economist.
"A PhD in Econ from Harvard is a bad thing, not a good thing," Musk wrote in response to the MAGA fan. "Results in the ego/brains>>1 problem."
Another X user stated that Navarro was "correct" in his analysis, but Musk replied, "He ain't built s***."

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Peter Navarro hinted at Elon Musk's comments being linked to Tesla's decline.
"Elon, when he's in his DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency] lane is great, but we understand what's going on here. Elon sells cars. He's simply protecting his own interests," Navarro told Sunday Morning Futures.
"And he's in Texas assembling cars that have big parts of that car from Mexico, China — the batteries come from Japan or China; the electronics come from Taiwan," Navarro added. 

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Despite Elon Musk's disapproval of him, Peter Navarro assured viewers there's no issue between them.
"There's no rift here. Look, Elon, he's got X, he's got a big microphone," he shared. "We don't mind him saying whatever he wants."