Former Trump adviser uses his War Room podcast to prop up and egg on GOP rebels and throw red meat to his Maga followers, known as ‘the posse’
Bannon has spent years promoting the lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from former president Donald Trump, railing against coronavirus mandates and what he refers to as a “criminal invasion of the southern border”. His obsession of late was toppling McCarthy and taking out what he describes as “uniparty” Republicans who have become indistinguishable from Democrats.
In past decades, right-wing rebels on Capitol Hill have encountered trouble getting real traction – shunned by lobbyists and big-money political action committees, excluded from leadership suites in the Capitol and disregarded by Fox News. But with the help of Bannon, who streams live for four hours every weekday, Gaetz and others don’t need to rely on any of that.
He has also encouraged hard-right lawmakers to use the House floor to yank legislation as far to the right as possible – earning themselves media attention in the process. His advice to them: “Get an amendment. Make it as outrageous as possible. Just be on there – don’t worry if you’re not on Fox – we’ll cut it, we’ll play it.”
His audience is still wary of Mace, a fiscal conservative who leans toward the centre on some social issues and voted to hold Bannon in criminal contempt for defying a subpoena from the January 6th committee, which investigated the attack on the US Capitol building in 2021. They were still digesting the historic events of the previous day, while figuring out their next moves. They decided, together, to use Wednesday’s broadcast to look ahead, rather than to “dunk” on the former speaker.
Bannon’s name is often greeted with an eye roll, even among Trump loyalists. He’s seen by some as a man who has made the wrong bet on candidates, like the failed Senate candidate in Alabama, Roy Moore, and has an inflated sense of his own influence. He was charged with defrauding donors who were giving money to build a wall along the southern border, before being pardoned by Trump.
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