Bannon says no ‘going back’ for Musk after calling for Trump impeachment – NPR There’s “no going back” for Elon Musk after calling for Donald Trump to be impeached, former Trump adviser Steve Bannon has told NPR.
Bannon, a rightwing populist who served as chief strategist and chief adviser during Trump’s first term, and was in prison last year for refusing to testify to Congress, told NPR’s Morning Edition that he felt tensions between Musk and Trump began when “Elon asked for an extension to stay and the president denied it” (as reported by Axios on Tuesday). As a special government employee, there was a 130-day limit on Musk’s White House role.
During the interview Bannon also claimed the feud is “a national security issue” as Musk reportedly used a lot of drugs during his rise to political prominence. He also repeated his claim that Musk is an “illegal alien”. (As NPR has factchecked, South African-born Musk has held US citizenship since 2002, according to PolitiFact. The Washington Post reported in October 2024 that Musk worked illegally in the US in the late 90s; Musk denied his work was unauthorized).
Asked if this could all blow over, Bannon said that Musk had “crossed the Rubicon” by bringing up the Epstein files, calling for Trump’s impeachment, and suggesting JD Vance should take over.
He crossed the Rubicon. It’s one thing to make comments about spending on the bill. There’s another thing about what he did. You can’t sit there and first or try to destroy the bill. You can’t come out and say kill the present most important legislative occurrence of this first term, number one. Number two, he crossed the Rubicon by this outrageous comparison to the Epstein files about saying President Trump should be impeached, replaced by JD Vance. This is so outrageous. It has crossed the line. He’s crossed the Rubicon and there’s no going back.
Steve Bannon after his release from federal prison in New York on 29 October 2024. Photograph: Steven Ferdman/REX/Shutterstock
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