Navarro: Musk is just a special employee

President Trump's trade advisor, Navarro, believes that the public discord between Trump and Musk is insignificant, stating that Musk is merely "a special government employee who will leave when his term ends." Navarro said, "People come and go in the White House." Navarro suggested that Musk's criticism of Trump's domestic policy agenda is unfounded and directly countered concerns about the plan. Navarro also criticized Musk's long-standing opposition to tariffs, which are central to Trump's trade policy. "Musk doesn't like tariffs, that's all," he said, noting that Musk has "made it clear" since Trump's first term. Navarro stated, "We can disagree on this issue, but I just want to say that in my first term, everyone who said tariffs would lead to recession and inflation was clearly wrong." (CNN)