A top economic advisor to US President Donald Trump, also the architect of the reciprocal tariff regime, has criticised billionaire Elon Musk for his remarks against the policy, accusing him of looking after his personal interests.
Peter Navarro, White House senior counsellor for trade and manufacturing, told Fox News Sunday (April 6) that while he thought Musk was doing great work at the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), he was simply ‘protecting his own interests’ by opposing US tariffs on key trading partners.
“Elon when he’s in his DOGE lane is great, but we understand what’s going on here. Elon sells cars. He’s simply protecting his own interests,” Navarro said.
He further acknowledged that Musk’s companies like Tesla are set to take a hit from the tariffs, adding that he sources a lot of components from China.
“They get a lot of their content from China, Mexico, Japan and Taiwan and elsewhere,” said the top Trump advisor.
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