Posted on 04/08/2025 12:42:15 AM PDT by Angelino97
MAGA ally Ben Shapiro has stunningly turned on President Trump and urged him to listen to Elon Musk's criticism of his tariff policy.
Shapiro, a long-time supporter of the president, smashed the illusion that tariffs are a good business deal for Americans to smithereens, with a startling insight on Monday: 'Musk is right. Musk happens to be 100 percent right about this.'
The Tesla CEO has been in lockstep with the president on key voter issues since he returned to the White House, but came out swinging against tariffs and exposed a feud with the key advisor who helped bring them to life.
Shapiro gave a blisteringly blunt message to Trump, urging him to do 'exactly' what Musk tells him to do in regard to his tariff policy - just days after global markets faced devastating downturns because of his decisions.
Trump's trade advisor Peter Navarro has been engaged in a public war of words with Musk since the White House unveiled his controversial reciprocal tariff policy, which sparked market chaos and global fears of a recession.
'Musk himself suggested that he wants a zero tariff situation, which again, this is the good explanation for why you would do the tariff game,' Shapiro said...
At the opposite end of the debate is Navarro, who long championed tariffs as the path to success and helped shape the policy with Trump.
Musk called Navarro out on X, publicly telling his followers he 'ain't built s**t.'...
Navarro hit back on Sunday, dismissively telling Sunday Morning Futures: 'He's got X. He's got a big microphone. We don't mind him saying whatever he wants, but the American people need to understand that we know what this is all about.
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Gas prices are going up though. I’m guessing it’s increasing demand combined with refinery maintenance.
none of them are really worth anyone’s time. they bring up a topic, say a little but never really get to the root or bottom of anything. it’s enriches them and just leaves followers hanging. they don’t care to actually make change happen. They just care about their enrichment and the appearance of helping others.
100%
I stopped reading the article after the words, MAGA ally. He never was. He never will be. He’s a political voice for the establishment. Seriously, how hard is that concept to grasp?
That's a fair criticism of Shapiro, but what about Musk? Shooting the messenger doesn't work when there's another one without the same flaws.
Where do you live? Here in Florida gas is the same as it was before Trump got in. It had gone down for about 2 weeks and jumped up again. Maybe they’re gouging the tourists.
Is it Ben or Has Been?
That’s only because the oil execs think a recession is looing. I’m not saying they right but I’m not saying they’re wrong. I’m only saying that is what they think will happen.
LOL... what's that now? A long-time supporter? Yeah, okay.
Ben Shapiro has always been a fair weather friend. No method to his opinions. Weak on logic.
True
“Maybe they’re gouging the tourists.”
If you get away from the tourist traps and the freeway gasoline here in the DFW can be as much as 0.18$ cheaper for regular.
“Long time ally “?
Navarro points out what economist usually miss in this discussion. i.e. that the foreign production quantities are inelastic over the short term which make not be all that short. years rather than months
They're the ones who don't realize the t-bone steaks in the grocery come from the very cows they protest.
“Holy cow, Ben does have a little of hecklefish in his voice!”
I hope this doesn’t ruin Hecklefish for me.
Ben is a one issue guy.
Shapiro must be some kind Mossad fluffer. Why else is he still relevant?
This isn't even a funny joke. Ben Shapiro is as stable and reliable as ACB.
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