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A rift appears to be forming between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and President Trump over a disagreement over tariffs. Musk’s brother and Tesla board member, Kimball Musk, is getting involved and has even insulted the President.
A few years ago, Musk was telling Trump that he was “too old” and that he should “ride into the sunset,” while Trump said that Musk would be “worthless” without subsidies that he could have made him “drop to his knees and beg”:
That was just three years ago.
Three years and $250 million in political donations later, Trump is now calling Musk a “genius” and he loves his electric cars. On the other hand, Musk said that “Trump is the only one who can save the Western world” and that he loves him a lot:
Many didn’t see this love story surviving a full term. I, myself, predicted it wouldn’t survive 2025, and it looks like it’s already starting.
While Musk has given his full support to Trump, there’s one thing he has never commented on: tariffs.
Trump has been obsessed with implementing tariffs, which were finally announced on all trade partners last week and were worse than many people believed.
Even though Trump campaigned on it and already announced tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico in February, Musk only first commented on them late last month when he said that Tesla will see a “significant impact” from tariffs.
But he didn’t talk against them. This week, he is pushing back for the first time.
In a talk with Italy’s deputy prime minister, Matteo Salvini, Musk said he was “hoping” for no tariffs between Europe and North America:
Musk also clashed on X with Peter Navarro, a controversial economist, top trade advisor to the President, and the person believed to be behind Trump’s obsession with tariffs.
Tesla’s CEO called him a “moron.”
Now, the Washington Post is reporting that Musk had tried to intervene directly with Trump on tariffs, but his attempt has apparently failed.
Kimball Musk, Elon’s brother and a Tesla board member, was fully on board with Trump after his brother announced his support, but he has now soured on the President.
A few years ago, Musk was telling Trump that he was “too old” and that he should “ride into the sunset,” while Trump said that Musk would be “worthless” without subsidies that he could have made him “drop to his knees and beg”:
That was just three years ago.
Three years and $250 million in political donations later, Trump is now calling Musk a “genius” and he loves his electric cars. On the other hand, Musk said that “Trump is the only one who can save the Western world” and that he loves him a lot:
Many didn’t see this love story surviving a full term. I, myself, predicted it wouldn’t survive 2025, and it looks like it’s already starting.
While Musk has given his full support to Trump, there’s one thing he has never commented on: tariffs.
Trump has been obsessed with implementing tariffs, which were finally announced on all trade partners last week and were worse than many people believed.
Even though Trump campaigned on it and already announced tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico in February, Musk only first commented on them late last month when he said that Tesla will see a “significant impact” from tariffs.
But he didn’t talk against them. This week, he is pushing back for the first time.
In a talk with Italy’s deputy prime minister, Matteo Salvini, Musk said he was “hoping” for no tariffs between Europe and North America:
Musk also clashed on X with Peter Navarro, a controversial economist, top trade advisor to the President, and the person believed to be behind Trump’s obsession with tariffs.
Tesla’s CEO called him a “moron.”
Now, the Washington Post is reporting that Musk had tried to intervene directly with Trump on tariffs, but his attempt has apparently failed.
Kimball Musk, Elon’s brother and a Tesla board member, was fully on board with Trump after his brother announced his support, but he has now soured on the President.
