Trump aide Navarro brushes off Musk insults, says, 'I've been called worse'

Reuters - 13/04
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro brushed off insults from Elon Musk on Sunday, saying "Elon and I are great" after a public spat over President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs.
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WASHINGTON, April 13 (Reuters) - White House trade adviser Peter Navarro brushed off insults from Elon Musk on Sunday, saying "Elon and I are great" after a public spat over President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs.
Musk, the billionaire Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab CEO and close Trump ally, earlier this month called Navarro a "moron" after the trade adviser dismissed Musk's push for "zero tariffs" between the U.S. and Europe. Navarro had called Musk a "car assembler" reliant on imported auto parts.

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Asked about the tension on NBC's "Meet the Press," Navarro said, "It's not an issue." "Even though he called you a 'moron' and 'dumber than a sack of bricks?'" the NBC anchor pressed.
"I've been called worse," Navarro replied.
"Everything's fi...
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