Navarro Denies Feud After Musk Calls Him “Moron”

NBC News reports:

Top White House trade adviser Peter Navarro denied Sunday that there are tensions between him and tech mogul Elon Musk, another senior Trump adviser, days after the billionaire tech mogul called the Harvard-trained economist a “moron.”

“Everything’s fine with Elon,” Navarro told NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” adding with a laugh, “I’ve been called worse.” The White House trade adviser went on to explain that Musk imports parts for the cars that Tesla makes 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.”

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