Steve Bannon has attacked Elon Musk over his plans to create a new political party. Speaking on his War Room podcast, President Donald Trump 's former chief strategist called out the South African-born billionaire, who has U.S. citizenship, and said he was "not American."

Former Trump aide Steve Bannon tore into Elon Musk on Friday after the billionaire backed the creation of a new political party. Earlier this week, Musk announced he would help launch the “America Party” as an alternative to Republicans and Democrats if Congress passed President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Former Trump advisors Steve Bannon and Elon Musk are going for the jugular in their escalating feud. Bannon lashed out Friday after Musk polled his 220 million followers on X about launching a third party—the “America Party”—to challenge President Donald Trump and the GOP.