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The pair fell out after Bannon criticized Trump’s family, mocked the then-president’s intellect and criticized the operations of the White House in comments published in a book by journalist Michael Wolff. Trump disavowed Bannon and accused him of losing his mind.
But the two patched things up less than a year later with Trump calling Bannon “one of my best pupils” and said he “loved working with” him. In 2018, Bannon released a pro-Trump documentary aimed at galvanizing Trump supporters ahead of the 2018 midterm elections in a bid to maintain a Republican majority in the House of Representatives. He wouldn’t disclose how often he talks with Trump, but said he knew Trump listens to the “War Room” and often sends along notes of praise.
One European populist sponsor, who’s been a guest at Trump’s Florida resort in recent weeks, confided that some in Trump’s inner circle see Bannon and other die-hard early Trump supporters as “MAGA maniacs.” “It surprised me a lot,” the sponsor added. Asking not to be identified by name in order to be candid, he added: “But they’re also wary of Bannon. They appreciate he wields a lot of influence on MAGA die-hards and they don’t want to get the movement against them.”
Indeed Bannon can whip up an online MAGA crowd. When skeptical Republican senators expressed doubts about the wisdom of nominating Fox News host Pete Hegseth, a former Army National Guard officer, as defense secretary Bannon was a key figure in organizing a grassroots MAGA campaign to save his nomination. And there’s no shortage of MAGA figures and top Republicans clamoring to appear on Bannon’s “War Room” show, in testimony to its political clout.
Bannon broke off the interview to discuss a huge oil painting hanging over the fireplace depicting the USS Ranger, a sloop of war captained by John Paul Jones during the American revolutionary war. The Ranger took the war to the shores of England, captured five British ships and launched a raid on England’s northwest coast, prompting Royal Navy warships to be dispatched against her in the Irish Sea.
Bannon also means to take the political war to Europe. He segued to discuss how Britain’s populist leader Nigel Farage plotted his Brexit referendum campaign over dinner in Bannon’s Capitol Hill home. He clearly relishes upcoming opportunities to back European populists and amplify the radical populist message in Europe.
