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.

Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is softening his tone on Trump campaign financier turned adviser Elon Musk just days after he vowed to push the Tesla and SpaceX CEO out of the incoming president’s orbit over Musk’s support for a controversial technology worker visa program.