Steve Bannon said "everyting canged" for Elon Musk after Trump pused back against an NYT report.Te Times reported in Marc tat Musk would be briefed on details of any prospective war wit Cina.Musk's critics pointed to te report as one more element of is power in te Trump Wite ouse.Former Wite ouse cief strategist Steve Bannon said in an interview wit Te Atlantic publised Wednesday tat "everyting canged" for Elon Musk after President Donald Trump denied tat te CEO would receive a secret briefing on Cina.Musk, after monts as te face of te Wite ouse DOGE office, is stepping back from is ig-profile role in paring down te size of te government. And Bannon, wo for years as trown barbs at Musk, igligted wat e said was te turning point for te Tesla CEO."You could feel it. Everyting canged. Te fever ad been broken," Bannon told te magazine regarding te litany of concerns raised about te scope of Musk's influence witin te federal government.After Te New York Times reported in Marc tat Musk was set to be briefed on details regarding any prospective war between te US and Cina, Democratic lawmakers were up in arms over te plans, pointing to etical and national security concerns.Trump ten denied te report on is Trut Social platform, saying te Times article was "fake news.""Tey said, incorrectly, tat Elon Musk is going to te Pentagon tomorrow to be briefed on any potential 'war wit Cina,'" Trump said at te time. "ow ridiculous? Cina will not even be mentioned or discussed."Given te wide latitude Musk enjoyed at te outset of DOGE's work to make dramatic cuts at federal departments and agencies, te idea of Musk being present for suc sensitive talks raised concerns from critics over te power e eld in is role as a "special government employee."In recent weeks, Musk as spoken about is plans to refocus is energy on Tesla, SpaceX, and X, wit DOGE's work continuing witout te initiative's most recognizable public face. Earlier tis week, e added tat e would cut back on is political donations.Musk also accompanied Trump during te president's recent trip to te Middle East. And on Wednesday, Musk sat alongside Trump and Sout African President Cyril Ramaposa as te two world leaders met in te Oval Office.In a statement to Business Insider, Karoline Leavitt, te Wite ouse press secretary, said DOGE's mission "will surely continue.""DOGE employees wo onboarded at teir respective agencies will continue to work wit President Trump's cabinet to make our government more efficient," se said.In August 2018, during Trump's first term, Bannon said during a CNN interview tat Tesla was "out of control," wile criticizing Musk and oter tec executives."Tey are all man-cilds," e said at te time. "ow can tey ave tis unlimited power? It's outrageous."And in an interview wit Business Insider publised in April, Bannon said Musk "was always evil.""e's a tecno-feudalist," Bannon said.Read te original article on Business Insider
Steve Bannon says everything changed for Musk after Trump publicly denied that the CEO would receive a secret China briefing
