Ford CEO Hints at Musk Support Amid Tariff Spat With Trump Aide

Ford Motor Co.’s top executive extended a show of support for Elon Musk after the Tesla Inc. leader went on a social media tirade targeting a key backer of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

In a post on X, Ford Chief Executive Officer Jim Farley said the carmaker’s top-selling F-150 pickup truck is designed, engineered, tested and manufactured “all within one square mile” in Dearborn, Michigan, the automaker’s longtime home. Farley tagged Musk in the post, in which he said “American innovation” is “the the lifeblood of our economy and extends beyond assembly.”

James Farley

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Farley’s message came amid a ...