Elon Musk Claims Steve Bannon Is ‘Going Back to Prison’ for a ‘Long Time’ Amid Trump Feud

Elon Musk took to X on Tuesday to claim that Steve Bannon is “going back to prison” as tensions between Musk and President Donald Trump continue to escalate.

“Bannon is going back to prison. This time for a long time,” Musk wrote in response to a user saying Bannon wants to “nationalize” Musk’s Space X.

The post Musk was replied to was itself a response to a Truth Social post in which Trump that targeted Musk. The president claimed once again that Musk’s problem with his Big Beautiful Bill budget is that it cuts electric vehicle mandates. Musk and Trump’s relationship has soured over the bill, with Musk calling it an “abomination” that will add to the national debt. Trump has hit back by teasing looking into cutting Musk’s government contracts.

Bannon was released in October 2024 from police custody after serving a four-month prison sentence over his defiance of a congressional subpoena from a subcommittee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Bannon has long been a critic of Musk and he’s taken multiple public digs at the billionaire amid the latter’s feud with the president, calling out his calls for a third party and deeming his work with DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) be a failure.

Earlier this month, Musk took aim at Bannon, claiming the former Trump advisor is a “communist retard” who “advocates crime.” The attacks were in response to a clip of Bannon calling for Trump to take control of SpaceX.