t. Melania, to whom Donald Trump had made his solemn guarantee, was in tears—and not of joy. There was, in the space of little more than an hour, in Steve Bannon’s not unamused observation, a befuddled Trump morphing into a disbelieving Trump and then into a quite horrified Trump. But still to come was the final

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act of Trump’s presidency only with the appointment of retired general John Kelly as the chief of staff in late July and the exit of chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon three weeks later. The events I’ve described in these pages are based on conversations that took place over a period of eighteen months with the pre

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eed Zakaria, Friday, June 1, 2018 ROME -- The Republican Party faces dim prospects in the midterm elections. But it doesn't have to be that way, says Stephen K. Bannon, the chief ideologist of the populist wave that brought Donald Trump into the White House. "If the Republicans continue on the path they are on," Ban

non, the chief ideologist of the populist wave that brought Donald Trump into the White House. "If the Republicans continue on the path they are on," Bannon told me Thursday, "they will lose 40 seats in the House and President Trump will be impeached." He presented an alternative that strikes me as clever

eed Zakaria, Friday, June 1, 2018 ROME -- The Republican Party faces dim prospects in the midterm elections. But it doesn't have to be that way, says Stephen K. Bannon, the chief ideologist of the populist wave that brought Donald Trump into the White House. "If the Republicans continue on the path they are on," Ban

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non, the chief ideologist of the populist wave that brought Donald Trump into the White House. "If the Republicans continue on the path they are on," Bannon told me Thursday, "they will lose 40 seats in the House and President Trump will be impeached." He presented an alternative that strikes me as clever

alterJuly 07, 2018 - 10:38 PM EDT x A Richmond, Va., bookstore owner said he called the police on Saturday after former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon was confronted in his store. Nick Cooke, owner of Black Swan Books, told the Richmond Times-Dispatch that a woman called Bannon a “piece of trash.”

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f strategist Stephen Bannon was confronted in his store. Nick Cooke, owner of Black Swan Books, told the Richmond Times-Dispatch that a woman called Bannon a “piece of trash.” The woman then left the store after Cooke said he called 911. “Steve Bannon was simply standing, looking at books, minding his

according to four people familiar with the discussions.” But however many people SIEGE 37 Costa had spoken to about the background machinations of Steve Ban- non, what mattered was that he had spoken directly and at length to Bannon himself, who was using the Washington Post to pitch a plan to the president.

n his own staff. This first phase of the most abnor- mal White House in American history ended in August 2017, with the departure of chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon and the appointment of retired general John Kelly as chief of staff. This new account begins in February 2018 at the outset of Trumps second year in

, what mattered was that he had spoken directly and at length to Bannon himself, who was using the Washington Post to pitch a plan to the president. Bannonss three-part plan for Trump instantly made its way to the Oval Office. And the next morning, the president offered Kushner his view that he should fire

eeing this populist movement called the tea party in the United States. Harnwell: Okay, I think we've got time for just one or two more questions for Stephen K. Bannon, chairman of Breitbart Media, third-largest news organization in the States. I know you're a very, very busy man, so we're very grateful for the time

ail.com> wrote: your view? On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 7:12 AM, Alain Forget | > wrote: Donald Trump's newly named chief strategist and senior counselor, Steve Bannon, laid out his global nationalist vision in unusually in-depth remarks delivered by Skype to a conference held inside the Vatican in the summer of 201

remarks delivered by Skype to a conference held inside the Vatican in the summer of 2014. Well before victories for Brexit and Trump seemed possible, Bannon declared there was a "global tea party movement" and praised European far-right parties like Great Britain's UKIP and France's National Front. Bannon

il.com > wrote: your view? On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 7:12 AM, Alain Forget < > wrote: Donald Trump's newly named chief strategist and senior counselor, Steve Bannon, laid out his global nationalist vision in unusually in-depth remarks delivered by Skype to a conference held inside the Vatican in the summer of 201

remarks delivered by Skype to a conference held inside the Vatican in the summer of 2014. Well before victories for Brexit and Trump seemed possible, Bannon declared there was a "global tea party movement" and praised European far-right parties like Great Britain's UKIP and France's National Front. Bannon

eeing this populist movement called the tea party in the United States. Harnwell: Okay, I think we've got time for just one or two more questions for Stephen K. Bannon, chairman of Breitbart Media, third-largest news organization in the States. I know you're a very, very busy man, so we're very grateful for the time

that we will get a copy of this. As I understand it, Mark received an email from Jeff that had a YouTube link to a "mock interview" between Jeff and Steve Bannon. Apparently there were some comments about Trump and their relationship that Mark thought were of interest. We understand Mark received this email

link to a "mock interview" between Jeff and Steve Bannon. Apparently there were some comments about Trump

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or two hours, the filmmaker revealed after the film's NYC premiere. After a Lincoln Center screening, Moore, at a Tavern on the Green party, revealed Bannon was almost in the film. "We wanted Steve Bannon to answer that first question in the film: 'How the f-k did this happen?' " the liberal gadfly told g

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