White House strategist Steve Bannon seems to hate the mainstream press almost as much as it hates him.
Last month, Bannon told the New York Times, “The media should be embarrassed and humiliated and keep its mouth shut and just listen for a while. I want you to quote this. The media here is the opposition party. They don’t understand this country. They still do not understand why Donald Trump is the president of the United States.”
Granted, much ado was made of the “keep its mouth shut” portion without bothering to consider the context or the entire quote, particularly by CNN’s Jake Tapper, but the part that really gets them in a tizzy is the “opposition party” charge… because it’s true.
And Bannon isn’t afraid to say it to their faces either. In fact, according to several reports, he just did!
Bannon emerges w/Priebus from @presssec office, spots 20 or so reporters camped out, says, "The opposition party, all lined up."
— Todd J. Gillman (@toddgillman) February 15, 2017
Steve Bannon, striding past reporters outside @PressSec office: "the opposition party, all lined up!"
— Kevin Liptak (@Kevinliptakcnn) February 15, 2017
Steve Bannon walks by a large group of reporters camping out, says to us, "The opposition party, all lined up."
— Francesca Chambers (@fran_chambers) February 15, 2017
Bannon with Priebus to reporters gathered outside Spicer's office: "the opposition party."
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) February 15, 2017
In a new interview with CNN, the White House strategist doubled down by saying, “The opposition party is completely focused on trying to destroy Trump and his administration. It’s not going to happen.”
As to prospects of seeing White House relationships with the press improve, Bannon “could care less.”
And my hunch is most Americans don’t care either, so long as the job gets done.
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