It's like 68 days before he's sworn in and already, there are so many brewing. And it looks like he is already creating even more.
Putting avowed right wing racist Bannon in a top position in his staff. What's in his background?
The Trump kids running Trump world with all it's foreign debt. We are about to find out the true meaning of "pay for play".
Trump Foundation.
Trump University.
The day after he's sworn in, the press will begin dogging him on his tax returns.
We are about to see some really exciting times. I am stoked.
It's like you can see it coming from really far off, but we all know there is nothing you can do about it.
Putting avowed right wing racist Bannon in a top position in his staff. What's in his background?
Answer:
Early life
Stephen Kevin Bannon was born on November 27, 1953 in
Norfolk, Virginia. He graduated from
Virginia Tech in 1976 and holds a
master's degree in National Security Studies from
Georgetown University. In 1983, Bannon received an
M.B.A. degree with honors from
Harvard Business School.
[8]
Bannon was an officer in the
United States Navy, serving on the
destroyer USS Paul F. Foster as a
Surface Warfare Officer in the
Pacific Fleet and stateside as a special assistant to the
Chief of Naval Operations at the Pentagon.
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Business and media career
After his military service, Bannon worked at
Goldman Sachs as an investment banker in the Mergers & Acquisitions Department.
[10] In 1990, Bannon and several colleagues from Goldman Sachs launched Bannon & Co., a boutique investment bank specializing in media. Through Bannon & Co., Bannon negotiated the sale of
Castle Rock Entertainment to
Ted Turner. As payment, Bannon & Co. accepted a stake in five television shows, including
Seinfeld.
Société Générale purchased Bannon & Co. in 1998.
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In 1993, while still managing Bannon & Co., Bannon was made acting director of Earth-science research project
Biosphere 2 in
Oracle, Arizona. Under Bannon, the project shifted emphasis from researching space exploration and colonization towards pollution and global warming. He left the project in 1995.
[12][13] After the sale of Bannon & Co., Bannon became an executive producer in Hollywood. He executive produced
Anthony Hopkins's 1999 film
Titus. Bannon became a partner with entertainment industry executive
Jeff Kwatinetz at
The Firm, Inc., a film and television management company.
[11] In 2004, Bannon made a documentary about
Ronald Reagan titled
In the Face of Evil. Through the making and screening of this film, Bannon was introduced to
Peter Schweizer and publisher
Andrew Breitbart.
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From 2007 through 2011, Bannon was chairman and
CEO of Affinity Media. From March 2012 to August 2016, Bannon was executive chairman of Breitbart News LLC, the parent company of
Breitbart.
[14][15] Under his leadership, Breitbart took a more alt-right and nationalistic approach towards its agenda.
[16] Bannon identifies as a
conservative.
[17][18][19] Speaking about his role at Breitbart, Bannon said: "We think of ourselves as virulently anti-establishment, particularly 'anti-' the permanent political class."
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Bannon is also executive chairman and co-founder of the
Government Accountability Institute, where he helped orchestrate the publication of book
Clinton Cash.
[6][11] In 2015, Bannon was ranked No. 19 on
Mediaite's list of the "25 Most Influential in Political News Media 2015".
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Stephen Bannon - Wikipedia
