As Elon Musk called one of President Donald Trump's top economic aides a "moron," the White House on Tuesday declared that "boys will be boys." Musk and long-time Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro have been squabbling publicly over Trump's decision to impose sweeping tariffs on most of its trading partners.

Two of President Trump’s top advisers, Elon Musk and Peter Navarro, are feuding online and in the media over Tesla and tariffs. CNN’s Alayna Treene asked White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt about the dispute.

Elon Musk sparred on social media Tuesday with White House Senior Counselor Peter Navarro, after Navarro said in an interview Monday that Tesla was a car “assembler" rather than a manufacturer.

Despite growing consternation and concern expressed by economists and CEOs, Trump administration officials have been stubborn in defending its trade policies.

The brother of Trump ally Elon Musk, Kimbal Musk, slammed President Donald Trump's new tariffs and claimed that the measures would lead to fewer U.S. jobs.

As Elon Musk called one of President Donald Trump's top economic aides a "moron," the White House on Tuesday (April 8) declared that "boys will be boys."

I would’ve fired him when he got caught making up his academic sources for his papers with his Ron Vara imaginary friend,” Mulvaney said, referring to a fictional economist Navarro invented out of the letters of his name to use in a book.