Elon Musk Asks Donald Trump Roll Back Tariffs

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has urged US President Donald Trump to take back new tariffs. The DOGE President voiced his opposition after Donald Trump vowed to slap a 50% tariff on Chinese imports, but also requested the US President to scale back on the measures, The Washington Post reported.

The report added that Elon Musk had direct talks with Trump, trying to stop the aggressive tariffs but his attempts haven’t been successful.

Musk also shared a video of economist Milton Friedman on X (formerly Twitter) where he explained how international trade benefits the economy.

While talking to Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, Elon Musk said, “At the end of the day, I hope it’s agreed that both Europe and the United States should move ideally, in my view, to a zero-tariff situation. That has certainly been my advice to the president.”

White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said, “The President has put together a remarkable team of highly talented and experienced individuals who bring different ideas to the table, knowing that President Trump is the ultimate decision maker.”