Navarro says he and Musk are "great" after public quarrel

• Amid a Trump-induced market maelstrom, Musk called for "a zero-tariff situation" to create "a free trade zone between Europe and North America."
• Navarro, on the other hand, has joined other White House officials as the public-facing cheerleaders of Trump's partially paused tariffs.

Driving the news: "Elon and I are great. It's not an issue," Navarro said Sunday on NBC's "Meet The Press"

• Pressed by NBC's Kristen Welker about Musk's jabs at his intelligence, Navarro replied, "I've been called worse. Everything's fine with Elon."
• But he added that "zero tariffs get the American people virtually nowhere."

Zoom out: The tariff-fueled tiff between Navarro and Musk received a muted response from the White House, with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt telling reporters, "boys will be boys" and characterizing the feud as a sign of transparency.

Catch up quick: The back-and-forth started earlier this month when a user on X backed Navarro's intelligence as a voice on trade, Axios' Ben Berkowitz reported.

• Musk argued against the post, suggesting Navarro's Harvard degree meant he had more ego than brains.
• Navarro fired back in subsequent TV appearances, saying that Musk "doesn't understand" how other countries cheat on the U.S. on trade and that the Tesla CEO wasn't a car manufacturer, just an assembler of parts.
• In response, Musk took to social media, slamming Navarro as "truly a moron" and "dumber than a sack of bricks."

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