India, April 9 -- Karoline Leavitt, the White House Press Secretary, addressed a question about Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's recent criticism of Peter Navarro, the trade adviser to President Donald Trump.

In a post on X, Musk referred to Navarro as "dumber than a sack of bricks" and "truly a moron" on Tuesday. Musk's response came after Navarro's statement on CNBC regarding Tesla's manufacturing process.

In an interview, Navarro referred to Tesla as a "car assembler" rather than a manufacturer due to the company's usage of parts manufactured abroad.

When asked about Trump's tariff plans, Navarro stated that he preferred to see these parts manufactured in the US going forward.

According to Musk, Navarro's claims were "demonstrably ...