Elon Musk calls Steve Bannon ‘evil’ as ex-Trump aide denounces him as ‘owned by the Chinese communist party’br br Although Twitter CEO Elon Musk and former Donald Trump strategist Steve Bannon tend to sit on the same side of the political aisle, the two men don't seem to like each other very much.br br Tim Pool, a right-wing podcaster, recently asked Bannon to comment on the CEO of Razer, Min-Liang Tan, encouraging Mr Musk to buy the collapsed Silicon Valley Bank. The tech-focused lender crumbled on Friday, making it the second-largest bank failure in US history.br br Mr Musk replied that he was "open to the idea”.br br Mr Bannon scoffed at the idea, which Mr Pool called "a bit silly”, and launched into a rant about the Tesla CEO's alleged deference to Beijing.br br The former Trump strategist tore into Mr Musk, claiming he has refused to reinstate the Twitter accounts of "true" anti-Chinese government personalities — himself included — since he took over the site.