Peter Navarro Hits Back at Elon Musk Criticizing Him Over Tariffs: ‘He’s a Car Assembler’

SORKIN Elon Musk who ░░░░░░░░ president has described as ░░░░░░░░ genius repeatedly basically came ░░░░░░░░ over the weekend and ░░░░░░░░ that he at least ░░░░░░░░ two things One that ░░░░░░░░ s not in favor ░░░░░░░░ this tariff program the ░░░░░░░░ it s structured currently ░░░░░░░░ he wants it you ░░░░░░░░ he wants zero zero ░░░░░░░░ the board But he ░░░░░░░░ took a shot at ░░░░░░░░ and took a shot ░░░░░░░░ you personally Have you ░░░░░░░░ to him NAVARRO No ░░░░░░░░ we ll speak I ░░░░░░░░ probably see him today ░░░░░░░░ the Oval It s ░░░░░░░░ big deal Here s ░░░░░░░░ thing It s like ░░░░░░░░ SORKIN But what do ░░░░░░░░ tell Elon Why is ░░░░░░░░ is he if Elon ░░░░░░░░ against this and he ░░░░░░░░ so smart NAVARRO Andrew ░░░░░░░░ let me finish SORKIN ░░░░░░░░ ahead NAVARRO Let me ░░░░░░░░ here I m just ░░░░░░░░ to tell you Look ░░░░░░░░ Musk and his DOGE ░░░░░░░░ is making a contribution ░░░░░░░░ America in terms of ░░░░░░░░ fraud and abuse And ░░░░░░░░ s a very good ░░░░░░░░ for this country and ░░░░░░░░ American people When it ░░░░░░░░ to tariffs and trade ░░░░░░░░ all understand in the ░░░░░░░░ House and the American ░░░░░░░░ understand that Elon s ░░░░░░░░ car manufacturer but he ░░░░░░░░ not a car manufacturer ░░░░░░░░ s a car assembler ░░░░░░░░ many cases If you ░░░░░░░░ to his Texas plant ░░░░░░░░ good part of the ░░░░░░░░ that he gets which ░░░░░░░░ the EV case is ░░░░░░░░ batteries come from Japan ░░░░░░░░ come from China the ░░░░░░░░ come from Taiwan the ░░░░░░░░ come what we want ░░░░░░░░ the difference is in ░░░░░░░░ thinking and Elon s ░░░░░░░░ this is that we ░░░░░░░░ the tires made in ░░░░░░░░ We want the transmissions ░░░░░░░░ in Indianapolis We want ░░░░░░░░ engines made in Flint ░░░░░░░░ Saginaw And we want ░░░░░░░░ cars manufactured here It ░░░░░░░░ like this business model ░░░░░░░░ BMW and Mercedes come ░░░░░░░░ to Spartanburg South Carolina ░░░░░░░░ have us assemble German ░░░░░░░░ and Austrian transmissions That ░░░░░░░░ t work for America ░░░░░░░░ s bad for our ░░░░░░░░ It s bad for ░░░░░░░░ national security We want ░░░░░░░░ to come here And ░░░░░░░░ Elon it s fine ░░░░░░░░ s a car man ░░░░░░░░ s a car person ░░░░░░░░ s what he does ░░░░░░░░ he wants the cheap ░░░░░░░░ parts and we understand ░░░░░░░░ But we want them ░░░░░░░░ We want them home ░░░░░░░░ You expect NAVARRO It ░░░░░░░░ for our national security ░░░░░░░░ security and everything s ░░░░░░░░ with Elon.”