On CNN on Friday, journalist Tom Foreman dissected former Trump advisor Steve Bannon’s philosophy, which drove him to resist congressional subpoenas, for which he is now under federal prosecution.
“Promoting the Big Lie of election fraud fits Bannon’s longstanding affection for radical right-wing theories, and his apparent appetite for conflict,” said Foreman. “Take his fascination with the book ‘The Fourth Turning,’ which argues every 80 years or so, cataclysmic upheavals are necessary to political and social realignment. Bannon was so taken with the idea, he made a movie about it. Savaging liberals, blasting traditional government, and as one film critic put it, pushing a clear message.”
“Bring on the apocalypse,” said film critic Ann Hornaday. “There is an almost, um, fetishistic desire to see everything blow up. It’s almost like he’s inviting a cleansing fire to — to just raze the edifice, raze the institutions. I think it’s that dramatic.”
All of this, according to Foreman, links into assertions made by Bannon’s followers, which he often repeats on his podcast, that the Jan. 6 Capitol violence was instigated by Antifa agitators.
“There are no facts to back that up, but listen to Bannon’s podcast, watch his interviews, and you will see that he has very little use for facts, unless they back this notion that America as we know it must end, so America as he would have it can begin.”
Recently Bannon stated that Republicans should advocate for the imprisonment of school board members who violate conservative beliefs.
Bannon made the remarks on his War Room show while interviewing a parent who is opposed to critical race theory being taught to children in Virginia. Bannon cited claims that a transgender student in Loudon County was the victim of two sexual assaults.
Former President Donald Trump’s longterm aide also predicted that Glenn Youngkin (R) would beat Terry McAuliffe (D) in the Virginia governor’s election next month.
“They should have an affirming environment and a welcoming environment for the school board in Loudon County,” Bannon said sarcastically. “They should immediately bring criminal charges.”
“It’s time to start locking up these people on these school boards if they’re going to oversee this and let children be raped and sodomized,” he added. “There’s got to be a penalty for that.”
Bannon then erroneously claimed that Attorney General Merrick Garland had said that parents who stand out at school board meetings are “domestic terrorists.”
It looks like Bannon is trying to get his licks in as he is facing increasing pressure from Congress.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi informed Acting United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, Channing Phillips, on Monday that Bannon had refused to cooperate with a legitimate subpoena.
The unusual step comes after a full House vote to refer Bannon for contempt of Congress, which included all Democrats and nine Republicans.
“The Chair will inform the House that pursuant to H.Res. 730, the Speaker has certified to the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia the refusal of Stephen K. Bannon to produce documents in compliance with a subpoena to the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol,” the statement read on the Floor at exactly 6:01:40 p.m. read.
Speaker Pelosi labeled Bannon one of Trump’s “toadies” on Sunday and demanded that he be imprisoned.
Bannon potentially could be facing a fine and up to 12 months in jail.
Pelosi recently made headlines after it was revealed in a new book that she mocked him for having a ‘fat butt’ and saying he’s been ‘crazy for a long time.”
While Trump’s close friend and ally, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, has stated that the former president has “personality issues” that must be addressed if he seeks the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.
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