{"id":2404926,"date":"2025-02-20T21:23:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T02:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/steve-bannon-falls-in-line-with-plaudits-for-elon-musk-at-cpac-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-20T21:24:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T02:24:31","slug":"steve-bannon-falls-in-line-with-plaudits-for-elon-musk-at-cpac-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/steve-bannon-falls-in-line-with-plaudits-for-elon-musk-at-cpac-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Bannon falls in line with plaudits for Elon Musk at CPAC &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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-falls-in-line-with-plaudits-for-elon-musk-at-cpac-washington-examiner%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=2404926&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>At the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Steve Bannon \u2063praised Elon Musk for his efforts in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-2023-budget-proposal-calls-for-critical-race-theory-ban-in-education-military\/\" title=\"Republican 2023 Budget Proposal Calls for Critical Race Theory Ban in Education, Military\">reducing government spending<\/a> through \u200bthe newly established Department of Government Efficiency,\u200b which \u2064reportedly identified $55 billion in waste within its\u200c first month.This marked\u200d a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reporter-saying-biological-males-is-a-serious-anti-trans-slur\/\" title=\"Reporter: Saying \u2018Biological Males\u2019 Is A \u2018Serious Anti-Trans Slur\u2019\">notable shift<\/a> from \u2063Bannon&#8217;s earlier criticisms of Musk, whom he had referred to as a \u201cparasitic illegal immigrant\u201d \u2063just a \u2062week prior. During his speech, Bannon, who previously criticized \u2063Musk&#8217;s involvement in the MAGA movement, acknowledged Musk&#8217;s growing influence and joked about\u2064 following him \u2062as a speaker. Despite his past animosity, Bannon framed Musk&#8217;s\u200d initiatives positively, although he underscored that\u200c the historical significance of their efforts will \u200bultimately be \u200dovershadowed by Donald Trump and the MAGA movement.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Steve Bannon falls in line with plaudits for Elon Musk and DOGE at CPAC<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1999845\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Conservative pundit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/steve-bannon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Steve Bannon<\/a> joined with other conservatives at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3324704\/cpac-trump-power-third-term-push\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Conservative Political Action Conference<\/a> on Thursday in praising <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk&rsquo;s<\/a> Department of Government Efficiency for slashing government spending.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Bannon&rsquo;s praising of Musk is a reversal of his past feelings on the billionaire. He called him a &ldquo;parasitic illegal immigrant&rdquo; in an interview <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/18\/us\/politics\/steve-bannon-elon-musk-feud.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">just last week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Scott Bessent today said Elon&rsquo;s group in the first 30 days found $55 billion of waste, fraud, and abuse,&rdquo; said Bannon, President Donald Trump&rsquo;s chief White House strategist during the first several months of his first term. &ldquo;$55 billion, that&rsquo;s going to add up to six, seven, $800 billion. In one month, they&rsquo;ve done that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3324704\/cpac-trump-power-third-term-push\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"CPAC RELISHES IN TRUMP&rsquo;S POWER AMID PUSH FOR UNCONSTITUTIONAL THIRD TERM\">CPAC RELISHES IN TRUMP&rsquo;S POWER AMID PUSH FOR UNCONSTITUTIONAL THIRD TERM<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Musk is the founder of DOGE, which has recently claimed $55 billion in cuts. <\/p>\n<p>Bannon spoke directly after Musk at CPAC and lightheartedly referred to him in his opening statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You bring out the world&rsquo;s wealthiest guy, Superman, I&rsquo;m supposed to follow it,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m just a crazy Irishman.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Those words are a far cry from his prior rhetoric on Musk.<\/p>\n<p>Bannon called Musk a &ldquo;truly evil person&rdquo; before Trump&rsquo;s 2025 inauguration and previously vowed to keep him out of the White House. He&rsquo;s called Musk &ldquo;an armor-piercing shell that&rsquo;s delivering blunt force trauma against the administrative state&rdquo; for Trump.<\/p>\n<p>His ire toward Musk appears to emanate from Musk&rsquo;s relatively late entry into the MAGA movement. Bannon was a major influence on Trump&rsquo;s winning 2016 campaign, while Musk has mostly come around to Trump within the past year, especially after the July 2024 assassination attempt against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"... taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s life.<\/p>\n<p>Musk hasn&rsquo;t refrained from jabbing back at Bannon. In a post on X on Feb. 6, Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1887543328864149734\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a> Bannon &ldquo;is a great talker, but not a great doer. What did he get done this week? Nothing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bannon, who once denounced Musk&rsquo;s presence with Trump, has acknowledged that he&rsquo;s &ldquo;everywhere.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Elon&rsquo;s everywhere, right? It&rsquo;s great. He&rsquo;s everywhere,&rdquo; he remarked on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Bannon didn&rsquo;t offer much direct praise of the tech magnate, though he spoke positively about his work and DOGE.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3228342\/department-of-government-efficiency-what-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WHAT IS DOGE? WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He also said history wouldn&rsquo;t remember himself or Musk but rather Trump and his MAGA movement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When they record the history of this age, you ain&rsquo;t gonna remember me or Elon Musk or Tucker Carlson or Sean Hannity; they&rsquo;re gonna remember two things: Donald Trump and MAGA,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1999845\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1999845\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steve Bannon praises Elon Musk at CPAC, reversing past criticism<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2404927,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/022025_CPAC-20.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[19858,32192,5894,32102,32076],"class_list":["post-2404926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cpac","tag-elon-musk","tag-politics","tag-steve-bannon","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/022025_CPAC-20.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404926","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=2404926"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404926\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2404930,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404926\/revisions\/2404930"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2404927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2404926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2404926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2404926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}