New Delhi:
Elon Musk is a “parasitic illegal immigrant,” Steve Bannon, the former main strategist of the White House, said, according to the efforts of the Tesla CEO to reduce the size of the federal government and to gain more power in the US.
In an interview with the British Outlet Unherd, Mr Bannon, once a confidant of Mr. Trump, said that the CEO of Tesla wanted to “impose” his freak experiences and play act as God without any respect for history, values or Traditions of the country. ”
His statement referred to earlier reports that claimed that Mr. Musk, born in South Africa, may have exceeded his visa while building his companies in the US. The billionaire already has such claims input.
Bannon described Mr. Musk as a 'problem for the country', Mr Bannon also criticized the Ministry of Government Efficiency (Doge) of the billionaire and exclaimed her efforts only for the show. He said that President Trump used the technical tycoon as a powerful weapon to weaken the government system.
Mr. Trump named Mr. Musk as head of Doge in November, but the White House said he had no formal authority to make government decisions.
Last month, Mr Bannon, a controversial figure whose influence has changed on Mr Trump over the years, told the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera that Mr. Musk should go back to South Africa ', who wonders Why white South Africans should have some to say in us in our business. He described them as “the most racist people on earth.”
In January, the former executive chairman of Breitbart News said that he would do everything he would to keep the SpaceX CEO out of the White House and worked on a plan to limit his influence on Trump. He claimed that Mr. Musk's ideas were part of a worldwide system called “Techno-Fedalism”, which he described as a movement that appreciated technology about people and saw everything in digital terms.
Mr Bannon accused Mr Musk when the SpaceX CEO criticized Trump's new “Stargate” project. The project, announced last month, is supported by OpenAI, Oracle, Softbank and MGX.
Mr. Musk wrote on X that these companies did not actually have the $ 500 billion that was needed for the investment. He also called the “fake” project.
They don't really have the money
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 22, 2025
Mr. Musk and Mr. Altman have a long-term disagreement that started when they separated at OpenAI, a non-profit organization that they co-founded in 2015. In 2018, Mr. Musk ended the partnership and started a direct rival company called Xai, which accused Mr Altman. From breaking down the non -profit mission.