Steve Bannon just set off a firestorm in political media with his explosive interview for The Economist's new Insider series. In the video interview, released October twenty third, Bannon never won for subtlety, said flatly that Donald Trump would have a third term in office, and declared that leaders of the Marga movement have a plan to defy the twenty second Amendment, which bars a president from being elected more
than twice. The Economist pressed Bannon about this assertion, to which he replied cryptically, at the appropriate time will lay out what the plan is. But there's a plan, and President Trump will be the president in twenty eight and we have to finish what we started. Trump is a vehicle of divine providence that triggered a wave of alarm
and in some corners, outrage. According to The Economist, Bannon boasted about populist nationalist movements he's helped galvanize across Europe, where several now stand on the doorstep of real power. The World's Socialist website reports Bannon openly acknowledging what many of his critics have long charged that he and Trump's circle are preparing to seize American institutions and gradually purged them,
an echo of twentieth century authoritarian tactics. The interview completely sidestepped the No King's protests on October eighteenth, in which more than seven million Americans rallied against potential efforts to abolish or of aid term limits for the presidency. The headlines have been relentless unusual. Wales summed it up simply, Steve Bannon Trump is going to get a third term.
ABC News ran a segment this weekend highlighting California Governor Gavin Newsom's deep concern about Bannon and Trump, hinting at a twenty twenty eight presidential run, with Newsome cautioning that the rhetoric coming from Bannon should be taken very seriously. The hosts of the view echoed the same alarm, with Whippy Goldberg bluntly saying Bannon just added more fuel to the fire, especially as Trump himself won't rule out the
prospect on camera. On social media, Bannon's remarks have trended continuously since the interview dropped, with Trump third urn, Bannon in constitutional crisis, all breaking into top five on X and TikTok. Political feeds. Critics pundits and even legal scholars, such as on truth Out, have widely denounced Bannon's claims as unconstitutional, but the story has continued to gain traction, particularly as it becomes clear Bannon is not walking it back.
No evidence has surfaced in major press reports of specific legal maneuvers or business activity related to this plan. So for now this is all strategic rhetoric, but its rhetoric with real world consequences as it stirs both MAGA loyalists and the opposition in near equal measure. And that is it for today. Make sure you hit the subscribe button and never miss an update on Steve Bannon. Thanks for listening.
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