Longtime Trump loyalist Bannon has spoken out against Musk and his growing role in Trump's administration several times before, accusing Musk, the world's richest person, of being "a racist," "an agent of Chinese influence" and an existential threat to the MAGA movement.

MAGA influencer Steve Bannon heaped praise on reports that Elon Musk was reduced to a public dressing down by President Donald Trump, who cut the tech billionaire’s power to fire federal workers in his capacity as chair of the Department of Government Efficiency.