On Sunday, Musk also poked fun at Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s defense of the tariffs on the penguin-inhabited Heard and McDonald Islands. Lutnick explained the duties were necessary to prevent countries from exploiting shipping loopholes. “This is funny,” Musk remarked.

Elon Musk has gambled Tesla's future on the Cybercab — a small, autonomous vehicle to spearhead the automaker's charge into the robotaxi business. It was an already questionable move. And now it's looking even dicier thanks to the Trump administration's trade war.