Nigeria, April 9 -- Elon Musk has once again stirred controversy, this time unleashing a barrage of criticism against Peter Navarro, a former top trade advisor under Donald Trump.

The verbal clash erupted on X (formerly Twitter), where the Tesla and SpaceX CEO took direct aim at Navarro's comments regarding Tesla's manufacturing credentials.

The friction began after Navarro claimed during a CNBC interview that Musk is "not a car manufacturer, but a car assembler," alleging that Tesla relies heavily on foreign-made components.

This accusation did not sit well with Musk, who immediately fired back in a series of strongly worded tweets defending his company's American roots. "Tesla has the most American-made cars.

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