Steve Bannon will "do anything" anything to keep Elon Musk out of the incoming administration, the former Trump White House adviser said in a new interview. Why it matters: The conservative media firebrand's comments to Corriere della Sera about the tech billionaire marks an escalation in a MAGA-world civil war over immigration as Trump prepares to begin his second term.

Trump ally Steve Bannon attacked Elon Musk and said he would “do anything” to keep the world’s richest person out of the White House in a new interview with an Italian newspaper, weeks after Bannon publicly derided Musk for his defense of a skilled visa program.

Bannon is ramping up public attacks on billionaire Elon Musk amid an intensifying debate on the right about Musk’s influence in the incoming administration. In an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera this past week,

Tim Miller, former RNC Spokesman and host of The Bulwark Podcast and Eddie Glaude, Princeton University Professor, join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to discuss the infighting among Donald Trump’s allies as they pit the different factions of the coalition that got Donald Trump elected for a second time.

The rally in downtown Washington on the day before Trump's inauguration ceremony will also feature Hulk Hogan, Kid Rock and Village People.

CNN contributor and podcast host Kara Swisher explains why she agrees with former Trump strategist Steve Bannon about the level of power Elon Musk will have in President-elect Donald Trump’s White House.

Elon Musk is expected to speak at a Make America Great Again Victory Rally in Washington, D.C. He previously has delivered remarks at other President-elect Donald Trump events, including a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden.