Elon Musk takes a rare swipe at high-up Trump advisor over tariffs
White House economic advisor Peter Navarro appeared on CNN on Friday evening to calm the chaos caused by Trump's tariffs, but his remarks were quickly criticized by Elon Musk Musk personally lost billions in the market's reaction to the tariffs this week, and after Navarro insisted that the tariffs would eventually pay off, Musk took to his X platform to mock the economic advisor
It comes as demonstrators gathered at the National Mall in Washington, DC, to protest against Musk and the cuts he made while at DOGE
Trump Tariff Guru Flames ‘Car Salesman’ Musk as Feud Escalates
President Donald Trump’s trade guru shot back at Elon Musk after the Department of Government Efficiency chief called him “stupid.”
“Look, Elon, when he’s in his DOGE lane, he’s great,” White House advisor Peter Navarro said during an interview with Fox News on Sunday, noting, “Elon sells cars.”
Navarro’s comments follow an unexpected broadside from the SpaceX founder earlier on Saturday.
In a series of posts on X, Musk ripped into the White House trade guru as someone with more ego than brains who “ain’t built sh-t” and whose Harvard economics PhD is “a bad thing, and not a good thing.”
Musk has long been known for his dim view of Ivy League universities like Yale and Harvard, responding “yup” to a post quoting U.S. economist Thomas Sowell: “In every disaster throughout American history, there always seems to be a man from Harvard in the middle of it.”
I see Trump is trotting out that tired old line about "people needing to take their medicine".
Whenever I see that, it is always someone saying someone else needs to accept something bad in order for them to benefit.
Now-who is going to take a wild guess that Trump sold or shorted a whole load of shares before coming up with this scheme?
And you just know that, somewhere, ickle wickle Liz Truss is saying-"see? I knew I was right!"
'Don't be stupid,' says Donald Trump as he 'shoots himself in foot' with tariffs global markets meltdown
Donald Trump said “don’t be stupid” as he was accused of “shooting himself in the foot” with his tariffs trade war wiping trillions off global markets.
The US president was facing a fast-spiralling backlash as the American and other economies were left reeling by his wave of US import levies.
He was already being compared to Liz Truss, whose disastrous “mini Budget” in September 2022 collided with reality sparking economic meltdown, forcing her to resign swiftly as Prime Minister.
A defiant Trump posted on Truth Social: “The United States has a chance to do something that should have been done DECADES AGO.
“Don’t be Weak! Don’t be Stupid! Don’t be a PANICAN (A new party based on Weak and Stupid people!). Be Strong, Courageous, and Patient, and GREATNESS will be the result!”
The funny thing is that Truss was forced out because the OBR decided that her budget, which she claimed would save the country, could actually bankrupt the country. Trump is obviously much more powerful so he's aiming to bankrupt the world.
The funny thing is that Truss was forced out because the OBR decided that her budget, which she claimed would save the country, could actually bankrupt the country. Trump is obviously much more powerful so he's aiming to bankrupt the world.
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White House economic advisor Peter Navarro appeared on CNN on Friday evening to calm the chaos caused by Trump's tariffs, but his remarks were quickly criticized by Elon Musk
Musk personally lost billions in the market's reaction to the tariffs this week, and after Navarro insisted that the tariffs would eventually pay off, Musk took to his X platform to mock the economic advisor
It comes as demonstrators gathered at the National Mall in Washington, DC, to protest against Musk and the cuts he made while at DOGE
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14575163/Elon-Musk-tariffs-Navarro-Trump.html
President Donald Trump’s trade guru shot back at Elon Musk after the Department of Government Efficiency chief called him “stupid.”
“Look, Elon, when he’s in his DOGE lane, he’s great,” White House advisor Peter Navarro said during an interview with Fox News on Sunday, noting, “Elon sells cars.”
Navarro’s comments follow an unexpected broadside from the SpaceX founder earlier on Saturday.
In a series of posts on X, Musk ripped into the White House trade guru as someone with more ego than brains who “ain’t built sh-t” and whose Harvard economics PhD is “a bad thing, and not a good thing.”
Musk has long been known for his dim view of Ivy League universities like Yale and Harvard, responding “yup” to a post quoting U.S. economist Thomas Sowell: “In every disaster throughout American history, there always seems to be a man from Harvard in the middle of it.”
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/trump-tariff-guru-flames-car-171802137.html
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/australian-share-market-sheds-160bn-003738177.html
https://uk.yahoo.com/finance/news/global-sell-off-worsens-dow-143130840.html
Whenever I see that, it is always someone saying someone else needs to accept something bad in order for them to benefit.
Now-who is going to take a wild guess that Trump sold or shorted a whole load of shares before coming up with this scheme?
And you just know that, somewhere, ickle wickle Liz Truss is saying-"see? I knew I was right!"
Donald Trump said “don’t be stupid” as he was accused of “shooting himself in the foot” with his tariffs trade war wiping trillions off global markets.
The US president was facing a fast-spiralling backlash as the American and other economies were left reeling by his wave of US import levies.
He was already being compared to Liz Truss, whose disastrous “mini Budget” in September 2022 collided with reality sparking economic meltdown, forcing her to resign swiftly as Prime Minister.
A defiant Trump posted on Truth Social: “The United States has a chance to do something that should have been done DECADES AGO.
“Don’t be Weak! Don’t be Stupid! Don’t be a PANICAN (A new party based on Weak and Stupid people!). Be Strong, Courageous, and Patient, and GREATNESS will be the result!”
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/dont-stupid-says-donald-trump-140739045.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdrgx4ky1xxo
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/nearly-1-billion-of-doge-savings-vanish-overnight/ar-AA1D7DS4?ocid=msedgntp&pc=W230&cvid=c71e093094ec4a5cc4d6c9403b66677b&ei=84