Steve Bannon said "everything changed" for Elon Musk after Trump pushed back against an NYT report.
The Times reported in March that Musk would be briefed on details of any prospective war with China.
Musk's critics pointed to the report as one more element of his power in the Trump White House.
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon said in an interview with The Atlantic published Wednesday that "everything changed" for Elon Musk after President Donald Trump denied that the CEO would receive a secret briefing on China.
Musk, after months as the face of the White House DOGE office, is stepping back from his high-profile role in paring down the size of the government. And Bannon, who for years has thrown barbs at Musk, highlighted what he said was the turning point for the Tesla CEO.
"You could feel it. Everything changed. The fever had been broken," Bannon said regarding the litany of concerns raised about the scope of Musk's influence within the federal governme
The Times reported in March that Musk would be briefed on details of any prospective war with China.
Musk's critics pointed to the report as one more element of his power in the Trump White House.
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon said in an interview with The Atlantic published Wednesday that "everything changed" for Elon Musk after President Donald Trump denied that the CEO would receive a secret briefing on China.
Musk, after months as the face of the White House DOGE office, is stepping back from his high-profile role in paring down the size of the government. And Bannon, who for years has thrown barbs at Musk, highlighted what he said was the turning point for the Tesla CEO.
"You could feel it. Everything changed. The fever had been broken," Bannon said regarding the litany of concerns raised about the scope of Musk's influence within the federal governme
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