The remarks to a gathering of the right-wing League party in Florence stand in contrast to the imposition of global tariffs by Trump. Musk has been a key adviser since January and, before that, was a major campaign donor.
Elon Musk hopes for a “zero-tariff” system between the US and Europe that would effectively create “a free-trade zone,” he said on Saturday, days after levies set by US President Donald Trump sent global markets into a tailspin.
“Both Europe and the United States should move, ideally, in my view, to a zero-tariff situation, effectively creating a free-trade zone between Europe and North America,” Musk told Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini.
