Steve Bannon has taken the gloves off in the fight for Donald Trump’s agenda.
He’s ready to go to war against the Republican establishment.
And Steve Bannon had one scary quote from The Godfather for Mitch McConnell.
Steve Bannon puts the Republican establishment on notice
Former Trump White House advisor Steve Bannon has become one of the most influential people in the MAGA movement.
He’s not taking a role in the incoming Trump administration.
Bannon is going to use his platform as the host of the War Room podcast to fight for the Trump agenda.
The biggest obstacle in passing the President-elect’s agenda is going to be the Republican establishment in the Senate.
“President Trump’s got the right policies,” Bannon told Puck’s Peter Hamby. “Clearly, the American people have his back. He’s seen the polling. Now it’s about getting the right people in there and hitting it with muzzle velocity.”
Bannon pointed to RINO former Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and former House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) as stumbling blocks.
“The thing that’s holding us back on the right is the established order of the donor class Republicans that are manifested in the Senate,” Bannon explained. “What’s going to hold us back is Mitch McConnell. What’s going to hold us back is Paul Ryan on the board of Fox, with Fox being a cheerleader, because the Murdochs are cheerleaders for the neoliberal, neocon established order that exists that we have to shatter. I think President Trump has, right now, a mandate from the American people.”
McConnell was rumored to be behind killing former Representative Matt Gaetz’s (R-FL) nomination as Trump’s Attorney General.
“They got a big scalp with Gaetz, for all his imperfections,” Bannon stated. “But this is what I say about Trump: Trump is a blunt force instrument that’s giving the system blunt force trauma. This is the only way you’re going to do it. By playing traditional politics, nothing’s going to change. The American people are demanding change.”
Steve Bannon warns Mitch McConnell about killing the Trump agenda
Bannon was asked by Hamby what he would do if Senate Republicans pushed back on the Trump agenda.
“You put the Senate on notice, by saying, Look, we have a mandate from people to implement and execute on this agenda,” Bannon explained. “We’re all about advice and consent. We want to hear your advice, but we need your consent. But if you fail to give it, you’re signing your political death warrant.”
The War Room podcast host made it clear the gloves were coming off with Senate Republicans.
“My point is like Frankie Pentangeli says in The Godfather, ‘Let’s hit them now while we’re strong.’ I don’t believe in playing nice,” Bannon said. “I think the only thing these people understand in the Senate is smash mouth. I give credit to Mitch McConnell. We ran him out of there as a leader after the Ukraine vote last year, but John Thune is his creation.”
“We lost that battle [for Senate Majority Leader], and then we lost Gaetz,” Bannon added. “So it’s pretty obvious that McConnell has staying power, and we have to confront that. We have to confront it now, because they’re not going to agree with President Trump’s program going forward. Trust me.”
The biggest political battle next year will be between the Republican establishment in the Senate and conservatives over Donald Trump’s agenda.
