Overview

• Steve Bannon has called on President Trump to invoke the Defense Production Act to seize control of SpaceX and its Starlink network.
• Bannon urged an investigation into Musk’s immigration status, falsely labeling him an “illegal alien” despite Musk’s U.S. citizenship since 2002.
• Musk threatened on June 6 to decommission the Dragon spacecraft, which would have cut off NASA’s access to orbital missions, before reversing that decision hours later.
• Musk and Bannon have exchanged derogatory insults on social media, with Musk using slurs in response to Bannon’s nationalization demands.
• President Trump has downplayed the public feud, telling reporters he is “not even thinking about Elon” despite persistent calls from advisers.