{"id":2421423,"date":"2025-04-08T21:28:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T01:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-white-house-responds-to-public-war-of-words-between-elon-musk-and-trumps-top-trade-adviser\/"},"modified":"2025-04-08T21:32:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T01:32:08","slug":"watch-white-house-responds-to-public-war-of-words-between-elon-musk-and-trumps-top-trade-adviser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-white-house-responds-to-public-war-of-words-between-elon-musk-and-trumps-top-trade-adviser\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: White House Responds to Public War of Words Between Elon Musk and Trump&#8217;s Top Trade Adviser"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-white-house-responds-to-public-war-of-words-between-elon-musk-and-trumps-top-trade-adviser%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2421423&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent White House press briefing, Karoline Leavitt, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-say-bidens-female-led-comms-is-a-first-trump-has-that-now\/\" title=\"Media Say Biden&#039;s Female-Led Comms Is A First. Trump Has That Now\">press secretary<\/a> for President Trump, addressed the public confrontation between two of his top advisers, Elon Musk and Peter Navarro. Musk,who heads the Department of Government Efficiency,publicly criticized Navarro over differing views on the administration&#8217;s use of tariffs. While Navarro advocates tariffs to revive American manufacturing jobs, Musk, who prefers free trade, aims for zero tariffs between the U.S. and Europe. <\/p>\n<p>Leavitt skillfully deflected questions about the conflict, describing it as &#8220;boys will be boys&#8221; and emphasized the administration\u2019s commitment to open dialogue by highlighting the diversity of opinions within the White House. She noted that such candid exchanges should be seen as a strength, reinforcing the notion of transparency in governance. The exchange reflects the ongoing tension within the Trump administration regarding trade policies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Faced with a question about the public rupture between two of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s top advisers, Karoline Leavitt turned lemons into lemonade.<\/p>\n<p>With the acid-tongued billionaire Elon Musk &mdash; the head of Trump&rsquo;s Department of Government Efficiency &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">launching public social media attacks<\/a> on senior trade adviser Peter Navarro, the White House press secretary was questioned about it Tuesday during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/n-y-gov-cuomo-coming-under-fire-for-vaccine-rollout-alleged-covid-19-nursing-home-deaths-cover-up\/\" title=\"N.Y. Gov. Cuomo ... under fire for vaccine rollout, alleged COVID-19 nursing home deaths cover-up\">daily media briefing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It could have been a crisis; instead, she used it as an opportunity.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PressSec?\">@PressSec<\/a> on Karoline Leavitt on public sparring between Elon Musk and Peter Navarro: &ldquo;These are obviously two individuals who have very different views on trade and on tariffs. Boys will be boys and we will let their public sparring continue.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RSo19uwxAm\">pic.twitter.com\/RSo19uwxAm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1909660642220327312?\">April 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Musk and Navarro are at odds over the Trump administration&rsquo;s use of tariffs as a tool of international negotiation, with Navarro as one of Trump&rsquo;s most visible spokesmen for the policies that have sparked business upheaval around the globe.<\/p>\n<p>As Navarro sells the idea, tariffs are a way to restore lost manufacturing jobs to American soil. Musk, a philosophical free-trader and an international businessman with global interests, said Saturday he would like to see &ldquo;zero tariffs&rdquo; between the United States and the countries of Europe, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/musk-says-he-hopes-zero-tariffs-freedom-trade-zone-between-us-europe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/04\/06\/us-news\/trump-trade-adviser-peter-navarro-hits-back-at-elon-musks-tariff-criticism-hes-simply-protecting-his-own-interests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> reported, Navarro said Musk&rsquo;s opposition to tariffs was just &ldquo;protecting his own interests.&rdquo; On Monday, in a CNBC interview, Navarro made claims &mdash; largely incorrect, as it turned out &mdash; about how much Musk&rsquo;s electric car company Tesla depends on parts produced outside North America.<\/p>\n<p>Musk hit back, using his social media platform X to brand Navarro as &ldquo;truly a moron&rdquo; and &ldquo;dumber than a sack of bricks.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Navarro is truly a moron. What he says here is demonstrably false.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1909604085025956133?\">April 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tesla has the most American-made cars. Navarro is dumber than a sack of bricks. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IfindRetards?\">@IfindRetards<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealPNavarro?\">@RealPNavarro<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gECgtZt5Sc\">https:\/\/t.co\/gECgtZt5Sc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1909605316121198860?\">April 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Americans have had a decade or so to get used to that kind of brutally frank language coming from Donald Trump when it comes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-calls-bidens-latest-israel-statement-craziest-thing-ever-heard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrats<\/a>, Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-goes-tear-rips-dumb-son-b-mitch-mcconnell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he&rsquo;s feuding with<\/a>, or his critics <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-attacks-don-lemon-dumbest-man-television\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in the liberal media.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But it&rsquo;s more than a little unusual to hear it coming from one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/finally-happening-trump-musk-deliver-huge-defeat-activist-judge-tide-begins-turn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">most influential men<\/a> in the White House, publicly targeting <em>another<\/em> of the most influential men in the White House. (Navarro, a key figure in Trump&rsquo;s first term, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/obama-appointed-federal-judge-sentences-former-trump-adviser-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>went to prison<\/em><\/a>  for defying Nancy Pelosi&rsquo;s kangaroo court committee aimed at hanging Trump for the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol incursion.)<\/p>\n<p>And there&rsquo;s no doubt the whole situation left Leavitt in a tough position &mdash; knowing full well she would be asked about it at some point.<\/p>\n<p>Wisely, she chose not to take a side, nor commit her boss to one.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These are obviously two individuals who have very different views on trade and on tariffs,&rdquo; Leavitt said during her White House press briefing. &ldquo;Boys will be boys, and we will let their public sparring continue.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And then she turned what could have been a &ldquo;gotcha&rdquo; moment into a pitch for Trump&rsquo;s commitment to open dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You guys should all be grateful that we have the most transparent administration in history,&rdquo; she told the reporters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it also speaks to the president&rsquo;s willingness to hear from all sides. He has people at the highest levels of this government and this White House who have very diverse opinions on very diverse issues.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But the president takes all opinions in mind, and then he makes the best decision based on the best interests of the American public.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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