Elon Musk Calls Peter Navarro a ‘Moron’

“Elon Musk slammed President Trump’s top trade adviser as ‘dumber than a sack of bricks’ on Tuesday as tensions between the two exploded over wide-ranging tariffs that have upended the global economy,” the New York Times reports.

“Mr. Musk directed the criticism at the trade adviser, Peter Navarro, who on Monday said Mr. Musk was not a ‘car manufacturer’ but a “car assembler” because Tesla, his electric vehicle company, relied on parts from around the world.”

“Mr. Musk fired back, defending his company and calling Mr. Navarro a ‘moron.”’ Mr. Navarro, he said, should consult ‘the fake expert he invented, Ron Vara’ — the imaginary source Mr. Navarro invented for many of his economic books.”