Ex-Trump adviser denounces tech CEO’s embrace of some forms of immigration and vows to ‘take this guy down’

Summary

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon criticized Elon Musk, calling him “racist” and “truly evil,” over Musk’s support for H-1B visas and immigration policies.

Bannon, pledging to “take this guy down,” vowed to block Musk’s White House influence in Trump’s new administration.

Musk, a major Trump donor, had been rewarded with advisory roles but faced backlash from MAGA supporters opposing immigration.

Bannon also attacked Musk’s wealth-driven motives, accusing him of promoting “techno-feudalism,” and called for Musk to “go back to South Africa,” targeting his heritage.

    • werefreeatlast@lemmy.world
      2·
      4 hours ago

      That’s just for us legal Mexican American people. The “illegals” get shot by the new satellite system with free WiFi!

      Illegals… Just imagine one day, you’re all grown up and somebody informs you that you are illegal… Not that you’ve done something illegal, you as a whole are a specifically corrupt thing.

  • ATDA@lemmy.world
    2·
    4 hours ago

    If either of them said that if myself I’d wear it as a badge of honor knowing I did something to piss them off.

    I mean banon literally sold a bridge (wall) to mouth gaping imbeciles and went to jail for it. Who the fuck is he calling evil?

  • RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world
    128·
    21 hours ago

    Steve Bannon isn’t calling Musk “racist” as much as he’s saying Musk’s the wrong type of racist. I hope these two feud for a long time.

    • Jesus@lemmy.world
      54·
      21 hours ago

      Exactly. When Bannon says that word he means “Elon’s not hiring enough white people.”

    • Catoblepas
      27·
      21 hours ago

      For real, lmao. Absolutely none of it is over the actual racist shit he’s done, this is just more white nationalist chest beating.

  • PDFuego@lemmy.world
    4·
    12 hours ago

    Who cares, fuck Bannon. People worth listening to say it too, let’s talk about them and not give Bannon attention.

  • empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    31·
    20 hours ago

    Bannon’s just mad that he’s not part if the Trump “in-crowd” anymore and the government looting train is leaving without him on it.

  • Absaroka@lemmy.worldEnglish
    27·
    20 hours ago

    “Listen, I’m evil. I hang out with other people who are evil. So be assured I know what evil is, and Elon is truly evil,” said Bannon, probably.

  • Hegar@fedia.io
    13·
    21 hours ago

    The H1B visa blow-up is the plutocrat wing championed by musk getting their way over the more strict white supremacists represented by bannon.

    So why did bannon call musk racist - which counts as complement for their base - rather than a race-traitor, which their supporters would agree is bad?

    Does he think non-magaites will only now realize musk is massively racist and jump on team bannon? I truly do not understand.

    • twistypencil@lemmy.world
      11·
      20 hours ago

      He is left language to try and be heard outside the right… It’s making the headlines, so it’s working to a certain extent

      • Hegar@fedia.io
        7·
        18 hours ago

        Sure, it’s definitely making headlines. But it doesn’t seem… purposeful I guess? Who is the target audience for this message? How does it possibly further bannon’s interests?

        I can’t imagine any of musk’s support being eroded because bannon thinks he’s racist, and no one left of mussolini is gonna join team bannon.

        • prole
          1·
          4 hours ago

          There are some people on the right who like to tell themselves that they’re not racists, and cling to that shit whenever possible. I think he is speaking directly to those people.

        • TehWorld@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          12 hours ago

          Monkeys throw poop. You can probably find KKK members that think to themselves “I’m not racist, it’s just that {insert race slur of choice} is the problem”. Bannon is trying to give them targets.