Steve Bannon has warned Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), that he needs to be "careful" about cutting Medicaid as a "lot of MAGA" uses the health care plan. Bannon, a former White House chief strategist during President Donald Trump 's first term, made the remarks during Thursday's episode of his War Room podcast.

With former Trump chief strategist Steve Bannon describing “first buddy” Elon Musk as a “parasitic illegal immigrant” who “wants to impose his freak experiments” on the United States, the hosts of The View said on Wednesday that they’ve found common cause with the MAGA firebrand.

The dispute escalated into Bannon calling Musk a “truly evil guy” in an interview last month, vowing to get the tech mogul “kicked out” of Trump’s orbit by the inauguration. Bannon’s efforts were unsuccessful, as Musk has taken a powerful role in the Trump administration.