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Elon Musk and a Trump adviser disagree over the impact of tariffs on the US automotive industry

Elon Musk and a Trump adviser disagree over the impact of tariffs on the US automotive industry

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A recent escalation in the US-China trade tensions has seen Elon Musk publicly clash with Peter Navarro, a trade adviser to US President Donald Trump. Musk called for a zero-tariff deal with Europe, a proposal that Navarro criticized.

Karoline Leavitt
Republican Party
1. Boys will be boys, and we will let their public sparring continue.
Peter Navarro
White House
1. He is a car person. That's what he does, and he wants the cheap foreign parts.
2. The market will find a bottom. It will be soon, and from there, we're going to have a bullish boom, and the Dow is going to hit 50,000 during Trump's term.
3. It was interesting to hear Elon Musk talk about a zero-tariff zone with Europe. He doesn't understand that.
4. If you go to his Texas plant... the batteries come from Japan and from China, the electronics come from Taiwan.
5. The difference is in our thinking and Elon's on this is that we want the tires made in Akron. We want the transmissions made in Indianapolis. We want the engines made in Flint and Saginaw, and we want the cars manufactured here.
Elon Musk
SpaceX
1. I hope it is 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.
2. Important to note that Tesla is NOT unscathed here. The tariff impact on Tesla is still significant.
3. Tesla has the most American-made cars. Navarro is dumber than a sack of bricks.
4. Navarro is truly a moron. What he says here is demonstrably false.
5. By any definition whatsoever, Tesla is the most vertically integrated auto manufacturer in America with the highest percentage of US content. Navarro should ask the fake expert he invented, Ron Vara.
Tesla
1. Past trade actions by the United States have resulted in immediate reactions by the targeted countries, including increased tariffs on electric vehicles imported into those countries.
2. US exporters are inherently exposed to disproportionate impacts when other countries respond to US trade actions.