Overview

• Steve Bannon called on President Trump to invoke the Defense Production Act to take control of SpaceX and deport Elon Musk as an “illegal alien.”
• He demanded a formal review of Musk’s immigration status and alleged drug use during remarks on his War Room podcast and in a New York Times interview.
• Musk threatened to decommission SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft, which would cut off NASA’s access to the International Space Station.
• On X, Musk fired back at Bannon by labeling him “a criminal,” intensifying their public confrontation.
• Musk’s naturalization in 2002 undermines assertions of his ineligibility and exposes fractures within Trump’s circle over the influence of tech figures.