Elon Musk Is an Evil Person, Steve Bannon Says

Stephen K.Bannon has launched a stinging attack on Elon Musk, calling him a “truly evil person,” in comments that deepen hostilities between two men who have been influential advisers to President-elect Donald J.

Trump.“I will get Elon Musk kicked out by the time he’s inaugurated,” Mr.Bannon said of Mr.

Trump’s inauguration on Jan.20, in an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera.

“He won’t have a blue pass with full access to the White House.He’ll be like everyone else.”Mr.

Bannon was an architect of Mr.Trump’s presidential election victory in 2016 and served for a time as chief strategist during his first term in the White House.

Since his release in October from a four-month stint in federal prison for a contempt conviction, Mr.Bannon has renewed his war of words with Mr.

Musk, who poured more than a quarter of a billion dollars into Mr.Trump’s election win in November and has since become a constant presence at his side.In the interview, published last week, Mr.

Bannon said of Mr.Musk: “He’s a truly evil person.

Stopping him has become a personal issue for me.”The insults reflect broader tension on the right in the United States about the direction of the movement that Mr.Trump has championed and fears that Mr.

Musk — the world’s richest person and the owner of X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter — could use his influence to sideline powerful figures within that movement to promote his own agenda.Mr.

Musk does significant business with the federal government as the chief executive of SpaceX, and also runs the automaker Tesla.Some right-wing personalities who initially welcomed Mr.Musk’s entry into Republican politics now say they feel deceived, raising questions about the durability of their alliance.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.

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