‘Shut Up and Sit Down!’: Steve Bannon Torched for Ironically Implying Elon Musk Is ‘Racist’ While Plotting to ‘Take Him Out’ By Trump’s Inauguration

MAGA podcaster and former presidential adviser Steve Bannon has declared war on his former boss’ newest influencer, staging a battle on ideological and seemingly personal grounds with the world’s richest man. In a recent interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, Bannon called Elon Musk — who spent nearly $250 million on Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign and emerged as a top adviser to the president-elect — “a truly evil guy, a bad guy” and vowed “to take this guy down.” “Before, because he put money in, I was prepared to tolerate it; I’m not prepared to tolerate it anymore,” said Bannon, formerly a chief strategist and senior counselor to Trump, who would later dismiss him as “Sloppy Steve.” “I will have Elon Musk run out of here by Inauguration Day.” Elon Musk, left, and Steve Bannon, right (Photos: Getty Images) That would seem a heavy lift, as Musk has practically shadowed Trump since the waning weeks of last November’s election. But recent reports have indicated Trump is increasingly annoyed by his constant presence, perhaps explaining why Bannon, an OG in the MAGA movement, feels confident he can turn the base against the Tesla founder and his cronies. “Peter Thiel,...