I was sitting in Steve Bannon’s Washington living room in 2019.
By then populists had already racked up some big wins — Brexit in Britain, Trump’s victory in 2016.
Bannon knew I opposed him in every particular and abhorred much of what he said, but he laid out his grand vision cheerfully, confidently.
I found Bannon, currently the host of the podcast “War Room,” to be embroiled and embattled as usual.
I should emphasize that I wasn’t trying to debate Bannon or rebut his beliefs; I wanted to understand how he sees the current moment.
Persons:
Leon Trotsky, Steve, Donald Trump’s, MAGA, populists, Giorgia, Bannon, didn’t, Joe Biden’s
Organizations:
Brexit, Trump
Locations:
Russian, Steve Bannon’s Washington, Britain, Hungary, Poland, Italy, America