The battle over tariffs and trade is heating up in the United States, and this time it's Tesla CEO Elon Musk who finds himself at the centre of the storm. Following his recent comments calling for 'zero tariffs' between the United States and the European Union, senior Trump adviser Peter Navarro launched a scathing critique of the billionaire entrepreneur—labelling Musk not as a manufacturer, but merely a 'car assembler'.
The remark, delivered during a CNBC interview earlier this week, reignited longstanding tensions around Donald Trump's tariff policies and their impact on American businesses. Navarro's comments are the latest salvo in a series of internal feuds triggered by Trump's global reciprocal tariffs, particularly as the former president seeks re-election.
