Ousted presidential adviser Steve Bannon may be using President Donald Trump’s falling out with Elon Musk as an attempt to “get back in the fray,” by saying exactly what Trump wants to hear.
Appearing on an “emergency” episode of The Daily Beast podcast, journalist and biographer Michael Wolff spoke to Joanna Coles about Bannon’s decision to weigh in on the spat between the president and the Tesla CEO.
According to Wolff, Bannon is likely “looking for ways to get back in the fray,” particularly as he likely sees Musk as having usurped him. Bannon, who was the chief executive officer for Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and chief strategist and senior counselor to the president once Trump took office, was fired in August 2017 after months of clashes with others in the White House.
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