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The simple answer is because waivers are at the discretion of the administration.

I thought everyone got waivers and the tariffs were just an excuse for raising prices. Was that not what happened in his first administration?

I'm confused by your post, because if I squint it seems like there are multiple ways to interpret it:

1. User legitimately doesn't know that tariffs are a tax against the importer, meaning parts-importer Tesla might seek a personalized tax-break, and because Musk's buddy Trump is a corrupt crook he might command the government to grant it.

2. User doesn't realize Trump can corruptly give Musk an exception, and furthermore is also asking why Mexico would want to impose a responding tax on their own exporters, just to punish them for making sales to US-Tesla.

3. It's actually all sarcasm in one way or another, but Poe's Law is too strong and pretending to be a Redcap looks like actually being one.

Mexico never paid for the wall. You do the math :)

I guess the reasoning goes something like: Tesla / Musk / Broligarcy.