New Delhi, April 8 -- Tesla chief and White House advisor Elon Musk made personal appeals to United States President Donald Trump against imposing very aggressive tariffs on China, but was unsuccessful, Washington Post reported, citing sources.

Notably, the richest person in the world has lost $135 billion of his net worth as Donald Trump's tariff tantrums tanked wider markets across the globe, including Tesla stock, which make up the bulk of Elon Musk's wealth.

Elon Musk's wealth has dropped to $298 billion on April 8, slipping below the $300 billion mark for the first time since November 2024, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index (BBI).

Donald Trump's closest aide in his second term as President, Elon Musk made unsuccessful ...