Elon Musk Claims Steve Bannon Faces Long Prison Return Amid Trump Feud

Elon Musk and Steve Bannon have intensified their ongoing public feud amid tensions involving President Donald Trump, who has threatened to cut subsidies for Musk's companies, Tesla and SpaceX. Musk responded to a social media post referencing Bannon's call for the government to nationalize SpaceX by declaring that Bannon is "going back to prison," referring to Bannon's prior federal prison sentence for contempt of Congress. Bannon, who served as Trump's chief strategist and was pardoned by Trump before his recent conviction, has openly criticized Musk, accusing him of lacking true conservative values and attacking Musk's leadership of the Department of Government Efficiency. The conflict escalated after Musk criticized Trump's Big Beautiful Bill budget, which Trump supports, while Bannon called for aggressive government intervention in Musk's businesses. Musk also previously insulted Bannon, calling him a "communist retard" and accusing him of advocating crime, following Bannon's demand that Trump seize control of SpaceX under the Defense Production Act. The feud reflects broader political and ideological clashes among Trump allies and influential figures in technology and government.