Donald Trump's former chief strategist Steve Bannon has called for an investigation into Tesla CEO Elon Musk's immigration status, claiming the billionaire should be deported

The question of whether Elon Musk can be deported hinges on the legality of his immigration and work status during the early stages of his career in the US Although allegations have surfaced that Musk may have worked illegally before obtaining proper work authorisation.

The bromance between the US President and the world’s richest man has blown up spectacularly, with a social media war of words leading to Donald Trump warning of “serious consequences” and more than $50 billion being wiped off Elon Musk’s net worth.

Musk has quietly deleted some of his inflammatory tweets about Trump since last week. In a podcast episode released Wednesday, Trump said he was disappointed in Musk but had "no hard feelings."

Elon Musk, the world’s richest person and Donald Trump’s former adviser, said on Wednesday he regretted some of his recent criticisms of the United States president, after the pair’s

Elon Musk spent his evening calling Steve Bannon a “retard” after Bannon called for Trump to seize Musk’s companies and deport him following their fallout over the budget bill.

Inside a closed-door gala, Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon renewed his attacks on billionaire Elon Musk. Outside the fundraiser, though, GOP activists were less jubilant about the messy collapse of the president’s alliance with the world’s richest man.

The spectacular blow-up on Thursday between US president Donald Trump and Elon Musk has ripped apart a shaky alliance between two of the world’s most powerful men. Their feud could have far-reaching consequences if it drags on or even escalates.

A similar idea was floated online yesterday by Steve Bannon, the odious former film producer and Trump confidant, who suggested using the Defense Production Act to “seize” SpaceX. The wide-ranging Korean War–era policy outlines several steps by which the White House can bypass Congress to intervene in the demand and supply sides of particular industries.