Over the weekend, as Elon Musk launched into a barrage of social media posts criticizing one of the lead White House advisers for President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff plan, Musk was going over that same official’s head — and making personal appeals to Trump.

Elon Musk says he doesn't agree with Peter Navarro's views on tariffs."A PhD in Econ from Harvard is a bad thing, not a good thing," Musk said of Navarro's background.Musk said he wants a "free trade zone" between Europe and the US.

Elon Musk is considered a “friend and adviser” to Donald Trump, according to Vice President JD Vance, but the bromance may be tested following today's turn of events. In an interview with Italy’s League leader Matteo Salvin,