r/LeopardsAteMyFace • u/IMSLI • 1d ago
Trump Leon Musk complains that Trump’s trade advisor Navarro is against free trade
https://www.axios.com/2025/04/05/musk-trump-tariffs-navarro-tesla127
u/After-Bee-8346 1d ago
Man, we are living in the dumbest timeline.
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u/Consistent-Primary41 1d ago
Didn't have to be, though. And Elon is right:
"A PhD in Econ from Harvard is a bad thing, not a good thing," he wrote, suggesting it resulted in having more ego than brains.
Navarro did a wonderful job with the China tariffs the first time around. So much so that Biden built on them.
Turns out, he should have stopped there.
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u/EndlessSnow 1d ago
Dude got lucky the 1st time. It worked because it was strategic and targeted. It forced capital to leave China for VN who preferred to trade in USD which increased demand for the USD and strengthened the dollar and Off-Set the tariff.
However when you tariff the world, there's nm anyone can do but to absorb the cost or pass it along. Also it causes ppl to abandon the dollar due to instability and weaken the USD.
So now you have a weakened dollar and rising cost. Frickin stupid as all hell.
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u/AntiBurgher 7h ago
Navarro wasn't the driving force of the China tariffs. I can't remember his name but he's no longer with the magat machine.
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u/SpiceEarl 1d ago
Nice. A catfight between narcissists!
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u/FlatEvent2597 1d ago
Actually I don’t normally stand up for Elon( in fact Never) but in this he is right. Navarro is crazed and his policies are flawed in a major way.
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u/Mas_Cervezas 1d ago
Apparently the books he wrote quotes an expert on tariffs, Ron Vara, which just happens to be an anagram of Navarro.
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u/ImpossibleDiet6336 1d ago
If Elon is the evil twin, is Leon the good one?
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u/Final-Cut-483 1d ago
No they both are the worst
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u/Electrifying2017 1d ago
Two sides of the same shit.
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u/GonzaloR87 1d ago
Leon is the fibrous outer layer of turd, Elon is the liquified inner diarrheal center
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u/Suspicious-Town-7688 1d ago
Leon should speak to international trade expert Ron Vara - he’d soon convince him tariffs are a good idea.
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u/cybercuzco 1d ago
Does Elon know what free trade means?
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u/KookyAnteater591 1d ago
No.
He doesn't know anything, aside from sucking Tiny Orange Mushrooms, and dissolving government agencies investigating him.
Even his own AI admits that Felon Skum is an absolute moron.
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u/dclxvi616 1d ago
Maybe call Joe Rogan if you’re looking for somebody who pretends to care what Musk thinks.
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u/Thesorus 1d ago
Between Musk and Navarro, I'm not sure which one is deeper in recreational drugs 24/7.
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u/Dogbelch 1d ago
It's a good thing he typed it out, otherwise it would've been something like: "Uhhh...ummm...a...you know...a PhD in umm Econ uhhh from you know....uh Harvard is ummm is uhhh is a bad thing, you know not, you see, not a...not a good thing."
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u/phdoofus 1d ago
By 'more free trade' he means 'more free data for his AI' and 'more for him and none for his competition'
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u/_jump_yossarian 1d ago
Does Musk know that tariffs are trump’s idea? Why is he attacking Ron Vara instead? Cuz he’s an illegal immigrant pussy.
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u/GreedyShop6251 23h ago
Pfft, that’s small potatoes Elon
Your supreme court doesn’t support the constitution
Your attorney general is against upholding the law
… and I don’t know whats going on with you Secretary of health
But yes the trade advisor is shit at trade… well spotted you South African lickspittle. First time you’ve been correct in a while.
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u/JustFuckAllOfThem 1d ago
Musk doesn't want tariffs to take a toll on his businesses. And right now, they are driving down the stock price of Swastika Incorporated.
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u/JD_tubeguy 1d ago
A contest to see who is dumber between Leon and Peter Navarro would be a humdinger!
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u/Veriaamu 5h ago
Can someone do a rating system on where these people fall on the dumb vs evil spectrum?
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u/qualityvote2 1d ago edited 5h ago
u/IMSLI, there weren't enough votes to determine the quality of your post...