Steve Bannon Calls For Elon Musk To Be Deported “Immediately”?

“War Room” host and former White House adviser Steve Bannon urged President Trump to investigate Elon Musk’s immigration status and deport him from the country, reports stated.

“They should initiate a formal investigation of his immigration status, because I am of the strong belief that he is an illegal alien, and he should be deported from the country immediately,” Bannon told The New York Times.

BREAKING: Steve Bannon calls for Elon Musk to be deported, says Trump admin should investigate Musk’s “drug use” and suspend his security clearance – NYT

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From the New York Post:

Bannon added that the Trump administration should also probe Musk’s alleged drug use and his claims that the South African native attempted to get a classified Pentagon briefing on China.

Musk’s security clearance should be suspended while the investigation is conducted and contracts his various companies have with the federal government should also be canceled , Bannon advised.

Musk, who served as head of Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency and was one of the president’s top advisers, has had a public falling out with the commander in chief over his support of the “big, beautiful” bill currently making its way through Congress.

Steve Bannon calls on Trump to deport Elon Musk: ‘Strong belief that he is an illegal alien’ https://t.co/DTt1uBNrsE pic.twitter.com/aT4oqCy1cm

— New York Post (@nypost) June 5, 2025

“Elon Musk is a total and complete phony,” Bannon said in 2023.

“He is owned – lock, stock, and barrel – by the Chinese Communist Party, and he acts like it,” he added.

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Steve Bannon in March 2023…

“Elon Musk is a total and complete phony. He is owned – lock, stock, and barrel – by the Chinese Communist Party, and he acts like it.” – Steve Bannon (3/11/2023) pic.twitter.com/O3riTXwJaE

— Caroline Wren (@CarolineWren) June 5, 2025

The Hill reports:

Musk and Trump spent much of Thursday afternoon trading barbs after their dispute over Trump’s agenda-setting One Big Beautiful Bill Act erupted into a blistering public feud.

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During an appearance on his “Bannon’s War Room” live webcast, Bannon continued to lob attacks at the former head of the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

“Elon Musk is illegal, and he’s got to go,” Bannon said. “He’s illegal? Deport immediately.”

“You’re going to ship these other people home. Let’s start with the South Africans, OK?” he added, alluding to the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration crackdown.

Musk, one of the largest donors to Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign at roughly $250 million, was born and grew up in South Africa before he emigrated to Canada and later moved to the U.S., where he became a citizen while growing his tech empire, which includes SpaceX, the social platform X, Tesla and other endeavors.