MAGA world's split is made-for-TV drama
By Nia-Malika Henderson / Bloomberg Opinion
Steve Bannon, the rumpled bard of MAGA, made a characteristically bold and combative promise when asked recently about the relationship between Donald Trump’s base and Elon Musk, tech titan, world’s richest man and Trump bestie.
“I will have Elon Musk run out of here by Inauguration Day. He will not have a blue pass to the White House, he will not have full access to the White House, he will be like any other person,” he proclaimed in an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera where he also suggested that Musk was a racist with the maturity of a little boy. “He is a truly evil guy, a very bad guy. I made it my personal thing to take this guy down. Before, because he put money in, I was prepared to tolerate it; I’m not prepared to tolerate it anymore.”
Well, the inauguration is complete. By all accounts, Musk not only got prime indoor seating, but as the head of Trump’s cost-cutting efforts, Musk is also slated to have office space in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, which is part of the White House office complex. Bannon, who speaks and dresses like a man at war, lost this round, misreading the current power dynamics. More recently, he has sounded less confrontational and a bit defeated, saying Musk, with his billions and his own social media platform, is here to stay.
“As soon as I can turn Elon Musk from a techno-feudalist to a populous nationalist we will start making progress,” he said in a Politico interview.
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