Steve Bannon Goes Nuclear on 'Truly Evil' and 'Racist' Elon Musk, Pledges 'To Take This Guy Down'
Source: Mediaite.com
Steve Bannon unloaded on Elon Musk, calling him a truly evil guy who must be run out of the MAGA movement. Musk spent more than a quarter of a million dollars to help return President-elect Donald Trump to the White House. The billionaire Tesla CEO and owner of X has been a fixture at Mar-a-Lago ever since, with some reports indicating Musks near-constant presence is wearing on Trump. I will have Elon Musk run out of here by Inauguration Day, Bannon, a former Trump White House adviser, told the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera in an interview published on Wednesday. The article was flagged on Saturday by Bannons former employer, Breitbart, which published excerpts in English.
He is a truly evil guy, a very bad guy. I made it my personal thing to take this guy down, Bannon said. Before, because he put money in, I was prepared to tolerate it; Im not prepared to tolerate it anymore. Bannon again took issue with H-1B visas, which Musk supports. Those visas allow companies to sponsor skilled professionals from other countries to work in the United States. Critics say the program harms American workers because businesses use H-1Bs to bring in cheaper labor from other countries instead of hiring domestically. This thing of the H-1B visas, its about the entire immigration system is gamed by the tech overlords, they use it to their advantage, the people are furious, Bannon said.
In addition to Musk, Bannon blasted David Sacks and Peter Thiel, who also have roots in apartheid South Africa. Peter Thiel, David Sacks, Elon Musk, are all white South Africans, Bannon said. He should go back to South Africa. Why do we have South Africans, the most racist people on earth, white South Africans, we have them making any comments at all on what goes on in the United States? Bannon took particular umbrage at a reply Musk made to a tweet suggesting Americans are retarded. That pretty much sums it up, Musk wrote in a post last month that has since been deleted.
He went out of his way to mock our movement as racist and retards, and he lost, Bannon said. We blew him out of the water. He wont fight. Hes got the maturity of a little boy. The former Trump adviser added that Musks sole objective is to become a trillionaire. He will do anything to make sure that any one of his companies is protected or has a better deal or he makes more money, Bannon said. His aggregation of wealth, and then through wealth power: thats what hes focused on. He also accused Musk of wanting to implement techno-feudalism on a global scale. I dont support that and well fight it.
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alittlelark
(18,937 posts)I have to agree with Mr Ick on this one topic, musk & other tech companies use these visa holders to employ foreign workers at far lower wages, expect them to work long hours, knowing the employees have no choice. All at a cost to America workers.
travelingthrulife
(1,340 posts)Definitely icky though.
wnylib
(25,183 posts)bdamomma
(67,223 posts)American workers "mediocre". There's going to be a clash, between the Magas and the South African Tech Bros.
brush
(58,628 posts)liberalgunwilltravel
(612 posts)Breathe on him? Or just stand your unwashed body next to him until he collapses?
Traildogbob
(10,469 posts)Release all hell on earth! That is his go to threat.
And I truly believe Satan gave him a key to the city.
Justice matters.
(7,732 posts)or status, or fraud, and if he finds a felony, to spread it far and wide in his stupids's movement.
rubbersole
(8,961 posts)Let the fungus evolve from there.
eShirl
(18,968 posts)Attilatheblond
(4,990 posts)lonely bird
(2,045 posts)Egg prices.
The American electorate is loony-tunes.
IbogaProject
(3,987 posts)And lots of issues, from wide spread selective ballot purges in Red states to bomb threats and evacuations in the most blue precincts in some swing states and partisan vote tabulating election officials in some if not many of the swing states. Something is very fishy with their narrow "win". Yes it is an indictment of how stupid many people are that it was close enough to steal.
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bucolic_frolic
(48,256 posts)Hugin
(35,261 posts)ratchiweenie
(7,990 posts)government. They should not be allowed anywhere near our politics. They are evil incarnate.
Wuddles440
(1,537 posts)but I can't imagine such ever happening again!
Pototan
(2,234 posts)Ms. Toad
(35,822 posts)Here's one who isn't:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Retief (The article is not up to date, but it gives you a flavor of the danger of sweeping an entire ethnic group in the trash bin.) There are more - this one is just an acquaintance of mine.
Interestingly, while all three share ties to South African apartheid during their formative years - none of the three (Musk (English descent), Thiel (German descent), or Sacks) are Afrikaners (an ethnicity descended predominantly from Dutch settlers, whose language is Afrikans). And as far as I can tell, none were members of the Afrikaner National Party (if it is the party, rather than the ethnic group you are referring to - while all spent some portion of their childhood there, all left before they were adults).
So to the extent you are talking about Musk, Thiel, and Sacks - I agree they are evil incarnate and should not be allowed near our politics.
MadameButterfly
(2,293 posts)Someone needs to tell Trump and Elon. They have to switch back.
Mike 03
(17,949 posts)a direct hotline to the MAGA base. We may get to see if Elon Musk is as afraid of those people as the GOP politicians are. I don't think they like Ramaswamy much either.
I have a very ominous feeling about this.
speak easy
(11,078 posts)Musk has X with (nominally) 230 million subscribers. That's as direct as it gets.
JI7
(91,199 posts)speak easy
(11,078 posts)with more than enough money and surrogates to pull Fox News into line, and a guy with a podcast.
Difficult decisions at the White House
JI7
(91,199 posts)Maybe something in public to satisfy the racists need to see cruelty towards others while Musk continues to try to get what he wants because Trump's main goal is his own enrichment and he of course sees that through the billionaires.
speak easy
(11,078 posts)He does not need Steve Bannon for that.
Musk is not a man I would want to have as my sworn enemy.
CrispyQ
(38,892 posts)33taw
(3,014 posts)lonely bird
(2,045 posts)Just more proof that MAGA is a cult.
rampartd
(1,328 posts)50 Shades Of Blue
(11,046 posts)sop
(12,213 posts)Before, because he put money in, I was prepared to tolerate it; Im not prepared to tolerate it anymore.
At least he admits it's all about the money.
endgenocide
(166 posts)a podcast. Gee I wonder who diaper don with side with?
Celerity
(47,593 posts)To put that into perspective, here are the richest people on the planet (as of Jan 1, 2014) a few months before that pic of Musk and Ghislaine Maxwell was taken in early 2014 (Musk was 'only' worth around 3 or 4 billion USD then).
PuraVidaDreamin
(4,241 posts)C0RI0LANUS
(2,601 posts)The Madcap
(832 posts)Bannon is correct.
Vinca
(51,467 posts)Martin Eden
(13,725 posts)patricia92243
(12,898 posts)Actually, I agree with Bannon on some stuff, especially when he says Musk is evil. I think in the long run; Musk will make Trump look like a Sunday school teacher.
AllyCat
(17,391 posts)And the underworld is frosty.
AKwannabe
(6,525 posts)AllyCat
(17,391 posts)We need lots of laughs.
Buddyzbuddy
(267 posts)Would you rather have this needle stuck in your left eye or your right eye?
Diaper Don doesn't need the Maga crowd anymore. He's done with elections. Money is the motivation now. And to a lesser extent, power.
The Madcap
(832 posts)Is what caught my attention. I have been saying that for over a decade.
boonecreek
(430 posts)Apparently Mediaite doesn't have proof readers. IIRC it was more like a quarter billion.
I agree with you about the numbers. It was way more than a quarter million, that is chicken feed for them.
SergeStorms
(19,379 posts)I guess "m" is only two keys to the right of the "b" on the keyboard. Anyone could make that mistake. 😂
GreenWave
(9,891 posts)calimary
(85,063 posts)4catsmom
(416 posts)my money's on Elon. Trump has a lot of loyalty to money.
ReRe
(11,066 posts)The plot thickens.
Walleye
(37,263 posts)travelingthrulife
(1,340 posts)Walleye
(37,263 posts)tavernier
(13,349 posts)Musk has bought Rump, the Republican Party, and America with a bag of silver, and you wont be taking him down.
We did warn you.
ShazzieB
(19,183 posts)But I am very much here for any dissension he can stir up in MAGAland.
I can't imagine Trump ever turning his back on Musk and all his 💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰 , but if he keeps showing his favoritism as blatantly as he has been, he's going to alienate more and more of his cultists. When those brainwashed fools finally figure out where Tump's true loyalties lie, things could get very interesting.
We may be about to witness an epic battle between this:
and this:
TNNurse
(7,202 posts)but this one is tempting.
NoMoreRepugs
(10,862 posts)terms and conditions in the Repug party? I must have missed the memo that his podcast is the source of all decision making going forward.
Justice matters.
(7,732 posts)The ignorant bullies and the racists in the magasphere, and they always vote against their own interests.
Many of them have no teeth left... and would (will?) end up on Medicaid assistance.
From The Ashes
(2,710 posts)no matter who prevails, they're still assholes.
Dr. Shepper
(3,095 posts)In bringing the other down 🤣
Peacetrain
(23,701 posts)hlthe2b
(107,554 posts)Well, divide and conquer?
JI7
(91,199 posts)indeed.
gab13by13
(26,046 posts)ananda
(31,142 posts)Riiighht
Prof. Toru Tanaka
(2,403 posts)I think this is the first time Ive agreed with Pig Pen about anything.
I hope Musk comes back with a good insult on Bannon- this could be fun to watch.
Bannon is trying so desperately to stay relevant but Trump is beholden to Daddy Warbucks now.
33taw
(3,014 posts)Borogove
(115 posts)mwb970
(11,734 posts)ificandream
(10,961 posts)Bannon's just unhappy his power is now behind Musk's.
Would love to see these two in a cage match.
Ocelot II
(122,466 posts)Will Bannon get kicked off Xitter?
newdeal2
(1,439 posts)Efilroft Sul
(3,820 posts)Firestorm49
(4,262 posts)Septua
(2,679 posts)No sh!t...
Bannon doesn't seem to mind Trump having the same agenda.
LonePirate
(13,982 posts)Hotler
(12,577 posts)Steve,
Musk called you a pussy and said he can kick your ass everyday of the week and twice on Sunday.
I wouldn't take that if I was you.
Love mom.
dalton99a
(85,674 posts)patphil
(7,297 posts)Musk spends a quarter of a billion dollars to buy Trump a presidency, and Bannon knows that it's just a drop in the bucket. Musk can afford to do that 100 times over.
The most ironic part is Bannon calling Musk racist.
Next time he calls someone a racist he should be looking in a mirror.
ColinC
(11,098 posts)Last edited Sun Jan 12, 2025, 03:34 PM - Edit history (1)
Hes not rich enough.
On edit: he's also not evil enough.
BOSSHOG
(40,815 posts)Or Not. Maybe this is what trump wants bannon to do. Musk is taking a good chunk of trumps oxygen and some parts of the media are trashing trump to musks advantage. There can only be one ONE in trump world.
As Belle would say, its just a thought.
DBoon
(23,362 posts)marmar
(78,188 posts)What parallel universe have we entered?
Woodwizard
(1,102 posts)Not much will get done in the chaos.
What a strange time, I actually agree with Steve Bannon.
tenderfoot
(8,982 posts)This is performance art - it's a show - they're still besties. Quit falling for it.
Maeve
(43,100 posts)But what ever....
William769
(56,549 posts)Up is down, down is up...
JohnQFunk
(456 posts)Bengus81
(7,737 posts)Eloon is getting the attention YOU think YOU deserve. Your feigned outrage is bullshit...........
usonian
(15,411 posts)🥱 🥱 🥱 🥱 🥱
Blue_Tires
(57,596 posts)Behind the scenes, MAGA and Melon Husk are all giving each other handjobs
Callie1979
(496 posts)Deep State Witch
(11,556 posts)Takes one to know one.
Upthevibe
(9,364 posts)Thank you for this post......
I'm glad Bannon is speaking out. I actually agree with him...Bring it on....
bdamomma
(67,223 posts)Here we go!!!! Heads exploding or is ii egos?????
Deminpenn
(16,440 posts)Actually, Bannon isn't stupid and knows how to stir up populist fervor.
struggle4progress
(120,987 posts)DENVERPOPS
(10,559 posts)and no match for Musk, and won't dare take on Musk directly, so he has his despicable, creepy Street Rat go after Musk.......LOL
It may appear that Bannon is correct, etc.....but know there is some true underlying motive that benefits Trump........
Mountainguy
(1,227 posts)when you sew seeds of distrust in a garden of assholes.
eggplant
(4,020 posts)muriel_volestrangler
(102,889 posts)Hekate
(95,895 posts)AKwannabe
(6,525 posts)The sharks begin to eat one another!
Enjoy
yourout
(8,215 posts)DonCoquixote
(13,753 posts)you know the S**t has hit the fan
Cha
(306,616 posts)it & then I read what it was about.
omgosh I agree with him.
Initech
(103,159 posts)And I say.... let them fight.
LearnedHand
(4,371 posts)I hope he's just the MAGA trash to accomplish this! He's not scared of Eloon's money at all.
totodeinhere
(13,458 posts)Of course both Bannon and Musk are racists. Bannon is just jealous of the access that Musk has to Trump.
Jilly_in_VA
(11,417 posts)I'm just here for the fun and fireworks.
LetMyPeopleVote
(157,221 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(117,918 posts)JustAnotherGen
(34,163 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(157,221 posts)Link to tweet
Bannon also said he has the maturity of a child. Fair point.
Martin68
(24,875 posts)evil agened.
jmowreader
(51,762 posts)Musk spent more than a quarter-BILLION dollars to buy the presidency.
Baron2024
(719 posts)Following this thread. Good to see infighting between the MAGAts.
Jack Valentino
(1,606 posts)Pull this middle leg and it plays "Jingle Bells"....
But--- have to love it when maggots turn against each other! Tell us MORE, Steve!
samnsara
(18,354 posts)Dave Bowman
(4,352 posts)LW1977
(1,428 posts)tulipsandroses
(6,642 posts)When your whole schtick is
the forgotten man, those other people are the reason you are being left behind, the deep state, elites, etc, etc,. Having the worlds richest man as the figure head, is not a good look.
Not sure why they thought he was just going to buy a presidency then go quietly.
Im interested to see how this plays out for the rest of the party. They are all salivating for Eloons cash, but they need MAGA to win. If A faction of MAGA is against Eloon, that might spell trouble.