The tension between different right-wing factions—the tech bros vs. the MAGA far right—continued to escalate. Steve Bannon vowed to stop Musk from having White House access, calling him an “evil guy.”

STEVE BANNON: ‘I WILL DO ANYTHING’ TO KEEP ELON MUSK OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE
By Thomas D. Williams, PH.D. | 11 Jan 2025

ROME -- Former Breitbart News executive chairman Steve Bannon has declared war on Elon Musk, vowing to have the tech billionaire kicked out of the White House by the time Donald Trump is inaugurated.

“I will have Elon Musk run out of here by Inauguration Day,” Bannon told the Italian daily Corriere della Sera this week. “He will not have a blue pass to the White House, he will not have full access to the White House, he will be like any other person.”

“He is a truly evil guy, a very bad guy. I made it my personal thing to take this guy down,” Bannon added. “Before, because he put money in, I was prepared to tolerate it; I’m not prepared to tolerate it anymore.”