During the morning of Tuesday, April 8, the South African businessman and investor Elon Musk He described as “authentic fool” and “darker than a sack of bricks” to Peter Navarrothrough a publication in the social network X (Twitter), in response to criticism about the alleged origin of cars manufacturing in Tesla.
“Peter is a true fool and what he says is manifestly fake. Tesla has the largest number of cars made in the United States, so Navarro is more silly brick“Musk said in allusion to the comments of the 75 -year -old American, who said Elon does not meet what he claims to be.
“Elon Musk is not a car manufacturer, he is a assembler. A good part of the engines they receive come from Japan and China. In addition, electronics comes from Taiwan And we want transmissions to be manufactured in Indianapoliswe want cars to be manufactured here, “said Peter Navarro on the night of April 7.
The dispute between Navarro and Musk generated broad media attention at the international level, despite the attempts of the White House For subtracting importance: “This fight is only a matter of men who do not think the same,” he said Karoline Leavittthe spokeswoman for the official residence of the president, to be consulted about the controversial discussion.
Who is Peter Navarro?
Born on July 15, 1949 in the city of Cambridge, MassachusettsPeter Kent Navarro is an 75 -year -old American economist and social scientific Donald Trump.
From January 20, 2017 to January 20, 2021, during Donald Trump’s first term, Navarro served as director of the National Commerce Council of the White House and also as director of the office of Commercial and manufacturing policyas far as the “absolute trust” of the Republican president enjoys.
Navarro is also an emeritus professor of Economic Sciences and Public Policies at the “Paul Merage” Business School, of the University of Californiain Irvine. However, as he declared in December 2016, his aspiration was always becoming mayor of San Diegoalthough he lost five consecutive elections in that city.
Given the circumstances, in 2017 he joined Trump’s first administration as a trade advisor and was the one who encouraged US President to implement commercial policies protectionistsoriented to protect and favor national producers against the great competition of foreign products.
According to the American newspaper The New York Times, Peter Navarro “was a key official” behind the Commercial War Between China and the United States in 2018, since it was one of the main defenders of “hard line” policies towards the Asian giant, which is why it was sanctioned by the authorities of Beijing In 2019.
Subsequently, in 2020, the economist participated in the administration’s response to the pandemic of COVID-19 And he was appointed National Coordinator of Policies related to the Defense Production Law, within the framework of which he issued few warnings about the threat of Coronavirus and minimized risks in public.
Tesla ha The Most American-Made Cars. Navarro Is Dumber Than of Bricks. @Ifindretards @Realpnavarro https://t.co/gecgtzt5SC
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 8, 2025