“Boys will be boys”: The White House reacted to Musk's statements against the US trade advisor

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April 8 2025, 06:49 PM • 11798 views

Elon Musk again criticized White House adviser Peter Navarro, calling him ignorant for statements about Tesla's production. The White House allowed "sparring", acknowledging different views.

“Boys will be boys”: The White House reacted to Musk's statements against the US trade advisor

Billionaire Elon Musk has once again criticized White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, calling him an "idiot" and "dumber than a bag of bricks." White House spokeswoman Caroline Levitt said that "these are two people who have two different views" and that the White House "will allow the sparring to continue," reports UNN.

These are two people who have two different views. Boys will be boys, and we'll let the sparring continue. You should be very grateful that we have the most transparent administration in history
- Levitt said.

Context

Today, social media user Ron Prhides posted a post in which he quoted Navarro as saying: "We all in the White House understand (and the American people understand) that Elon is a car manufacturer. But he is not a car manufacturer - he is a car assembler. In many cases, if you go to his factory in Texas, you will see that a significant part of the engines he receives (and in the case of electric vehicles - batteries) come from Japan and China. Electronics are from Taiwan…".

To which Elon Musk wrote in a comment under the post that "Navarro is really an idiot. What he is saying here is an obvious lie.".

Tesla has the most American-made cars. Navarro is dumber than a bag of bricks
- Musk added.

Addition

The Washington Post reported that Elon Musk had asked US President Donald Trump to review trade tariff policies that negatively affect his business.

In a conversation with Trump, Musk emphasized that the introduced duties create serious difficulties for American manufacturers, in particular for his company, which continues to import individual components from China and other countries.

At the same time, it is known that Musk criticized the chief adviser to the White House on trade, Pete Navarro, and spoke in favor of creating a free trade zone between the United States and Europe.

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