One of Donald Trump’s top trade officials, Peter Navarro, denied a blow-up in his relationship with Elon Musk on Sunday after the Twitter and DOGE baron insulted him in several tweets.Navarro appeared Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press as he and other administration officials discussed the ongoing rollout of the president’s chaotic tariff strategy and the frequent walk-backs of trade policy from the White House.

After several months of cutting government contracts, grants, leases and workers, Elon Musk seems to be realizing what budget nerds have long known: His oft-repeated goal of cutting $1 trillion from the federal budget through executive action alone is extremely difficult.