On April 6 local time, White House Trade Advisor Peter Navarro publicly rebutted Musk's attack on him, saying, "Elon is doing great in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). But we all know he's just a car salesman... It's understandable to protect your own interests. Meanwhile, he has such a big megaphone like X, and we don't mind what he wants to say."
Navarro made the above remarks during an interview with Fox News. He also added, "We hope Musk can understand that the United States has been harmed by other countries for a long time, including imposing high non-tariff barriers and dumping cheap goods."
On April 4, Navarro attempted to downplay market concerns caused by losses due to the tariff war on CNN, insisting that tariffs would ultimately lead to good results. On April 5, Musk publicly mocked Navarro on his social platform X. When replying to a post mentioning that Navarro holds a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University, Musk said, "Having a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard is not a good thing, it's a bad thing," sarcastically mocking Navarro for being more arrogant than wise.
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