Donald Trump's key trade adviser Peter Navarro responds to Elon Musk calling him 'Moron' and 'dumber than a sack of bricks', 'Elon and I are ...'

Donald Trump's key trade adviser Peter Navarro has reportedly brushed off public humiliation from Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Peter Navarro is regarded as a key architect of the 'Reciprocal Tariffs' announced by the US President Trump. Talking to NBC News, Navarro denied that there are any tensions between him and Elon Musk. Navarro laughed off the reports that there is an issue between the two men. “Everything’s fine with Elon,” Navarro told NBC News’, adding with a laugh.
When an NBC journalist pressed about Musk publicly calling him a 'Moron', Navarro said, “I’ve been called worse.” He then went on to add, "Elon and I are agreeing. It’s not an issue."
Elon Musk, who is seemingly not happy with Trump Tariffs, publicly criticised Navarro last week. It started after responding to a post on him on Twitter, Elon Musk posted, and then deleted, a comment saying Navarro’s PhD from Harvard is a “bad thing,” and that he hasn’t “built sh*t.”

Just days later, in an interview with CNBC when asked about Musk’s stated support for reducing barriers to trade, Navarro said, “We all understand in the White House, and the American people understand, that Elon’s a car manufacturer.” “But he’s not a car manufacturer, he’s a car assembler in many cases.” He then went on to explain that Musk imports parts from Japan, China and Taiwan. “The difference is, in our thinking and Elon’s on this, is that we want the tires made in Akron,” Navarro added. “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 slammed Navarro over his CNBC interview. He went on to criticize Navarro in a series of posts on Twitter. Musk first called Navarro a “moron,” before adding that Tesla “has the most American-made cars. Navarro is dumber than a sack of bricks.” He went on to add a sarcastic apology, saying that the comparison was “so unfair to bricks.”

The White House, for its part, ignored Musk’s comments. “These are obviously two individuals who have very different views on trade and on tariffs. Boys will be boys and we will let their public sparring continue,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said during a press briefing.