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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.