{"id":2389797,"date":"2025-01-13T16:50:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T21:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/steve-bannon-says-he-will-push-truly-evil-elon-musk-out-of-trumps-inner-circle-by-inauguration-day\/"},"modified":"2025-01-13T16:51:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T21:51:45","slug":"steve-bannon-says-he-will-push-truly-evil-elon-musk-out-of-trumps-inner-circle-by-inauguration-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/steve-bannon-says-he-will-push-truly-evil-elon-musk-out-of-trumps-inner-circle-by-inauguration-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Bannon Says He Will Push &#8216;Truly Evil&#8217; Elon Musk Out of Trump&#8217;s Inner Circle By Inauguration Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsteve-bannon-says-he-will-push-truly-evil-elon-musk-out-of-trumps-inner-circle-by-inauguration-day%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2389797&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-lifts-calif-lockdown-orders-amid-mounting-backlash\/\" title=\"Gov. Newsom lifts Calif. lockdown orders amid mounting backlash\">recent interview<\/a> with Italian news outlet Corriere\u2063 Della Sera, Steve Bannon, a \u2062prominent strategist for\u200d Donald \u200bTrump, criticized Elon Musk, calling him &#8220;a \u200dtruly evil person.&#8221; Bannon expressed his intention to eliminate \u200cMusk&#8217;s influence in Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">governance post-inauguration<\/a>, stating that musk would loose his privileged access to\u200b the White House. He emphasized\u2062 a deep-seated opposition to Musk,claiming\u200b that \u200cMusk&#8217;s ambitions and goals contradict the &#8220;America Frist&#8221; agenda\u2062 that \u2063Trump \u200bsupporters\u2063 hold dear.\u200b Bannon specifically condemned \u2064Musk&#8217;s support for H-1B visas, \u2062which Bannon believes undermine \u2062American workers by allowing foreign workers into\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/equal-pay-day-2021-where-do-women-actually-stand\/\" title=\"Equal Pay Day 2021: Where Do Women Actually Stand?\">high-paying jobs<\/a>. He described\u2063 Musk and other \u200dinfluential figures from south Africa as out of touch with American realities, arguing that they promote a form of &#8220;techno-feudalism&#8221; that benefits the wealthy at the expense of American labor. Bannon concluded that while he appreciates Musk&#8217;s financial\u2062 contributions to conservative causes, he cannot \u2062support his broader political influence and ambitions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The past is &mdash; almost quite literally &mdash; clashing with the present for President-elect Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Bannon, one of President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s chief strategists in 2016 and a political firebrand himself, took direct aim at one of the former-and-future president&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-musk-reportedly-living-just-hundred-feet-trumps-main-residence-cooking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">newfound closest allies<\/a> in a recent international interview.<\/p>\n<p>The target? None other than tech mogul, ultra-billionaire, and one of Trump&rsquo;s most powerful supporters in 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/exciting-day-trump-enters-elon-musks-domain-spacex-starship-launch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elon Musk<\/a>, himself.<\/p>\n<p>Bannon railed against Musk while speaking to Italian outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.corriere.it\/esteri\/25_gennaio_08\/steve-bannon-elon-musk-intervista-aca1876b-4035-4ce3-b978-5e5f4b6d9xlk.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Corriere Della Sera<\/a> last week,&nbsp;labeling the eccentric billionaire as &ldquo;a truly evil person.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will get Elon Musk kicked out by the time [Trump&rsquo;s] inaugurated,&rdquo; Bannon told Corriere, via Google Translation. &ldquo;He won&rsquo;t have a blue pass with full access to the White House. He&rsquo;ll be like everyone else.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Bannon made it clear that there is no chance for any reconciliation with Musk, at least in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s a truly evil person,&rdquo; Bannon said. &ldquo;Stopping him has become a personal issue for me. Before, since he&rsquo;s put in so much money [towards conservative causes], I was prepared to tolerate it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Not anymore.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bannon further alleged that Musk&rsquo;s goals do not align with the &ldquo;America First&rdquo; agenda that helped propel Trump to his second presidential term: &ldquo;His only goal is to become a trillionaire.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>One of the key issues at the heart of Bannon&rsquo;s disdain for Musk stems from the controversial H-1B visa debate that has rocked Trump&rsquo;s base.<\/p>\n<p>Some, like Musk and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/will-doge-famed-economist-breaks-take-sledgehammer-deep-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a> co-chair Vivek Ramaswamy, are for those visas, which help workers temporarily immigrate for a job.<\/p>\n<p>Musk and Ramaswamy have argued that those visas help bring in the brightest and best workers from across the globe.<\/p>\n<p>Critics of the H-1B visas, like Bannon, think of it as just another taxpayer-funded loophole to bring in immigrants &mdash; and a way for Americans to be squeezed out of jobs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The problem is that techno-feudalists are using [the visas] to their advantage, and people are furious,&rdquo; Bannon said. &ldquo;Seventy-six percent of engineers in Silicon Valley are not Americans.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a central part of taking back our economy. These are the best jobs, and blacks and Hispanics don&rsquo;t have access to them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of race, Bannon also takes issue with Musk&rsquo;s own ethnic heritage.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Peter Thiel, David Sachs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/larry-cable-guy-takes-stand-elon-musk-absolutely-obliterates-grandma-purple-hair-unhinged-dem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elon Musk<\/a> are all white South Africans. &hellip; He should go back to South Africa,&rdquo; Bannon told the Italian outlet. &ldquo;Why do we have white South Africans, the most racist people in the world, commenting on everything that happens in the United States?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bannon also noted that Musk failed because he was unable to convince swathes of MAGA supporters that H-1B visas were actually a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-trump-hits-kamala-hard-brings-up-her-marxist-dad-as-debate-gets-fiery\/\" title=\"Watch Trump Hits Kamala Hard, Brings Up Her &#039;Marxist&#039; Dad as Debate Gets Fiery\">good thing &#038;mdash<\/a>; and that&rsquo;s why Musk has been casting an eye on European politics lately.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He suffered a major defeat in America on H-1B visas. He derided our movement as racist and retarded, and he lost,&rdquo; Bannon told the outlet. &ldquo;He has the maturity of a child. He has tried to change the conversation, after losing credibility in the United States and the fact that, frankly, people around Trump are tired of him.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have seen his intrusive nature, his lack of understanding of the real issues and his support for himself. His only goal is to become a trillionaire.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He will do anything to make sure that every company he owns is protected or has a better deal or makes more money.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The aggregation of wealth and, through wealth, power: That is his goal. American workers will not tolerate it. I was a supporter of the $250 million check he wrote for Trump, and I am a supporter of his involvement with far-right movements in Europe: I hope he writes checks and gives them a platform.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What is not good is that he suddenly tries to apply his botched ideas that aim at implementing techno-feudalism on a global scale.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Steve Bannon, a key strategist for Trump in 2016 and a notable political figure, recently criticized one of Trump&#8217;s current close allies during an international interview. The target of his criticism? Tech billionaire and significant supporter of Trump in 2024, Elon Musk. In an interview with the Italian publication Corriere Della Sera last week, Bannon described Musk as &#8220;a truly evil person.&#8221; He stated, &#8220;I will ensure Elon Musk is excluded by the time [Trump] is inaugurated,&#8221; adding that Musk would not have privileged access to the White House anymore.<\/p>\n<p>Bannon emphasized that reconciliation with Musk was off the table for him: &#8220;He\u2019s a truly evil person&#8230; Stopping him has become personal for me.&#8221; He expressed that he had previously tolerated Musk&#8217;s financial contributions to conservative causes but no longer felt that way. Bannon accused Musk of having ambitions that conflict with the &#8220;America First&#8221; agenda which supported Trump&#8217;s second presidential campaign: \u201cHis only goal is to become a trillionaire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A significant part of Bannon&#8217;s animosity towards Musk relates to the contentious H-1B visa debate affecting Trump&#8217;s base. While figures like Musk advocate for these visas as a means to attract top global talent, critics like Bannon view them as loopholes allowing immigrants into jobs at Americans&#8217; expense. \u201cTechno-feudalists are exploiting [the visas], and people are furious,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Bannon criticized Musk&#8217;s South African heritage: \u201cPeter Thiel, David Sachs, Elon Musk are all white South Africans&#8230; Why do we have white South Africans commenting on everything in America?\u201d He also pointed out that many MAGA supporters rejected H-1B visas due to their perceived negative impact on American workers.<\/p>\n<p>Bannon concluded by asserting that American workers would not accept what he sees as wealth aggregation leading to power consolidation by individuals like Musk: \u201cHis only goal is becoming a trillionaire.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2389798,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bannon-v-Musk.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32192,35875,5894,32102,3634],"class_list":["post-2389797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-elon-musk","tag-inner-circle","tag-politics","tag-steve-bannon","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bannon-v-Musk.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2389797"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389797\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2389801,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389797\/revisions\/2389801"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2389798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2389797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2389797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2389797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}