Within the Republican party, responses were fractured, blending steadfast loyalty with rising alarm over inflation, supply chain disruptions, and the global perception of the U.S.’s unpredictability; even among MAGA loyalists, the tariffs drew scrutiny, with Elon Musk, the billionaire Trump donor, raising opposition, sparking a public spat with one of the President’s economic advisers, Peter Navarro
Within the Republican party, responses were fractured, blending steadfast loyalty with rising alarm over inflation, supply chain disruptions, and the global perception of the U.S.’s unpredictability; even among MAGA loyalists, the tariffs drew scrutiny, with Elon Musk, the billionaire Trump donor, raising opposition, sparking a public spat with one of the President’s economic advisers, Peter Navarro