Steve Bannon will "do anything" anything to keep Elon Musk out of the incoming administration, the former Trump White House adviser said in a new interview. Why it matters: The conservative media firebrand's comments to Corriere della Sera about the tech billionaire marks an escalation in a MAGA-world civil war over immigration as Trump prepares to begin his second term.

The far-right political strategist promised to remove Musk from Trump's inner circle in a recent interview with the Italian newspaper, Corriere della Sera.

Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon has pledged to have Elon Musk "run out" of the White House over the tech billionaire's support of H-1B visas for skilled foreign workers.