Poland urges Tesla boycott after Musk’s call to ‘move past’ Nazi guilt

In this instance, this isn't a trade war, it's a war against neo-Nazism. Imposing tarrifs specifically on Tesla wouldn't be about helping European car manufacturer, it would be about extinguishing Musk's rhetoric.

It’s too early in the morning for me to look this up but I bet his worth is more than most of the EU member’s GDP.

EU members aren't third world countries. The poorest in the EU - Romania - has a GDP roughly comparable to Musk's theoretical worth (I say theoretical because it's really tied to what Tesla shares are worth. It'll only be real if he sells them, and he can't without collapsing the price of the share).

But comparing GDP and someone's wealth is comparing oranges and apples, because Romania's GDP happens every year, unlike Musk's wealth.

And more importantly, the EU is all those countries' GDP combined. That's in fact exactly why those countries have united: to have more weight to throw around. Musk is no match for the GDP of the entire European Union, which is roughly $19tn.