Overview

• X users added notes to Peter Navarro’s posts calling his assertions hypocritical and citing continued U.S. imports of Russian commodities such as uranium.
• Elon Musk defended Community Notes, saying the system lets people decide the narrative and corrects misleading posts without exceptions.
• India’s Ministry of External Affairs rejected Navarro’s remarks as inaccurate and misleading, reiterating New Delhi’s position on lawful purchases.
• Navarro escalated by launching an X poll that accused so‑called foreign interests of interfering in U.S. discourse after his posts were fact‑checked.
• The clash unfolds as Trump’s tariff hikes on Indian goods, including an added 25% duty linked to Russian oil purchases that lifted some rates to about 50%, remain in place despite the president’s recent warm words about ties with Prime Minister Modi.