Musk made direct appeals to Trump to reverse new tariffs, Washington Post reports

Elon Musk has called for zero tariffs between US and Europe. File picture: Pool via AP

Tech-billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk made direct yet unsuccessful appeals to US president Donald Trump to reverse tariffs over the past weekend, Washington Post reported on Monday, citing two people familiar with the matter.

This exchange marks the highest profile disagreement between the president and Musk, the report said. It follows Trump's unveiling of a 10% baseline tariff on all imports to the US along with higher duties on dozens of other countries.