The younger brother of Elon Musk called out JD Vance for championing tariffs despite their adverse effects on "under-served communities" Wednesday. The post Elon Musk’s Brother Slams JD Vance Over Support for Tariffs: ‘Republicans for Higher Prices’ first appeared on Mediaite.

A video shared on Facebook claims Vice President J.D. Vance purportedly said Tesla CEO and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) lead Elon Musk is “making us look bad.” Screenshot captured via Facebook Verdict: False The video’s audio has been generated with artificial intelligence (AI),

Kimbal Musk, the brother of billionaire and DOGE leader Elon Musk, said tariffs will cause higher inflation, in a response to Vice President JD Vance. “Republicans for higher prices. How about that,” Kimbal Musk wrote in a post on X.

Seth addresses President Trump announcing a 90-day pause for some of his tariffs, Elon Musk calling Peter Navarro "dumber than a sack of bricks" and more in his monologue for Wednesday, April 9.

People close to the Trump administration made various appeals to officials, hoping they could convince the president to implement more reasonable trade policies.

Elon Musk may have bought himself influence over President Donald Trump’s administration, but public criticism of the president remains out of his budget. Instead — as the world braces for Trump’s tariff regime to go into effect at midnight on Tuesday — Musk is picking fights with a fellow presidential adviser: Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing Peter Navarro.

Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy, hedge fund manager Bill Ackman and even Elon Musk are adding their voices to a number of congressional Republicans who have weighed in against the tariffs set to take effect on Wednesday.

The Commerce Secretary said the U.S. government would “protect” companies that “invest in America.” Tesla has already spoken out against President Trump’s tariffs, and its CEO Elon Musk is now following suit—despite his relationship with the White House.

Elon Musk sparred on social media Tuesday with White House Senior Counselor Peter Navarro, after Navarro said in an interview Monday that Tesla was a car “assembler" rather than a manufacturer.