Now the Musk–Bannon fight gets ugly: Elon abuses him on X as MAGA activist says Tesla CEO may imprison Trump

The fight between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the MAGA supporter Steve Bannon got intense, with Musk even abusing him on social media platform X, as per a report.

Elon Musk vs. Steve Bannon Feud Explodes

The tech billionaire and Bannon's clash started after Musk publicly started criticising US president Donald Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill”, marking a shift in the top campaign donor's tone, who until last week was also one of the president’s most important advisers, as per Daily Beast.

Musk's criticisms against Trump angered Bannon, who is a former chief White House strategist and close Trump ally, pointed out that Musk is a naturalised citizen from South Africa and said he should be "deported from the country immediately," as per the report.

During an episode of Bannon's 'War Room' podcast, he also highlighted the social media exchange between Musk and Trump, in which the US president threatened to cancel the SpaceX CEO’s government contracts, and Musk responded that SpaceX would “begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately," according to Daily Beast.

Bannon reacted to that saying, “When he threatens to take one of the big programs out of SpaceX, President Trump tonight should sign an executive order calling for the Defense Production Act to be called and seize SpaceX tonight before midnight,” quoted Daily Beast.

In the podcast, Bannon also warned that Musk would turn to backing Democratic candidates and “help steal the ’28 election, looking to imprison President Trump,” as quoted in the report.

Elon Musk Fires Back At Steve Bannon

However, Musk did not take his remarks lightly and went on to abuse Bannon on X posts which shared a video of Bannon suggesting that the federal government should immediately seize SpaceX, according to Daily Beast. Musk replied saying, "Bannon is a communist retard," he also commented on another post, saying, "Bannon is peak retard," and even commented, "Bannon is a criminal," in an X post.

FAQs

What did Steve Bannon say about Elon Musk?
Bannon called Musk a threat to America, demanded his deportation, and called for the government to seize SpaceX, claiming Musk could “steal” the 2028 election.

How did Musk respond?
Musk retaliated with insults on X, calling Bannon a “communist retard” and “criminal,” sparking outrage and intensifying the feud.