Trump administration adviser Elon Musk is publicly taking jabs at Trump counselor Peter Navarro over tariffs. The response was immediate.

Navarro told Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” it may just be Musk being himself. “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.”

It all started with a user on X, Musk’s social media platform, touting Navarro’s education and his supportive comments on the Trump “Liberation Day” tariffs. Musk quipped, “A PhD in Econ from Harvard is a bad thing, not a good thing. Results in the ego/brains>>1 problem.”

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