Peter Navarro Skirts Around Beef With Elon Musk Amid Public Spat Over Trump’s Tariffs

The White House trade adviser denied drama between the two after being asked whether Musk had “won” their supposed rift.

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro says he and Elon Musk don’t have an “issue” after the tech billionaire slammed him as a “moron” following a public spat over President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.

While appearing on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” on Sunday, host Kristen Welker asked Navarro if Musk, who has been “publicly advocating for a zero-tariff trade deals,” had “won” their supposed rift considering Trump’s move to temporarily reduce tariffs on all countries, with the exception of China, after he insisted the sky-high tariffs were here to stay.

“So first of all, Elon and I are great. It’s not an issue,” Navarro began before Welker countered, “Even though he called you a “moron” and “dumber than a sack of bricks?”

“I’ve been called worse. Everything’s fine with Elon,” Navarro continued. “And look, Elon is doing a very good job with his team with waste, fraud and abuse.”

Navarro went on to claim that “no man” who has made “a tremendous contribution to America” like Musk “should be subject to having his cars firebombed by crazies” or “have to go to jail like I did.”