Early in his term, Donald Trump named Stephen K. "Steve" Bannon to be his presidential "chief strategist", and top White House adviser. Trump hired his longtime friend to run his campaign in August, and the millionaire executive chairman of Breitbart News Network turned the Trump campaign around and guided the former reality TV star to the White House.
Bannon's ruthless and uncompromising style is reflected in Breitbart, an ultra-conservative online media group which has been called "the go-to destination for conservatives who consider Drudge and Fox News a little too restrained and statesmanlike."
Authoritarian lunatic bigot Donald Trump appoints Breitbart chief Stephen Bannon to lead 'campaign of divisiveness' https://t.co/u5KhCq9CNc— Bill Madden (@activist360) August 17, 2016
— Bill Madden (@activist360) August 17, 2016
So who is Steve Bannon, and what would he bring to the Trump campaign? Below is a CNN video in which former Breitbart News reporter Ben Shapiro discusses his former boss, whom Shapiro has called "a vindictive, nasty figure, infamous for verbally abusing supposed friends and threatening enemies," and "a smarter version of Trump,"
Below the video are five facts that voters should know about the man with Donald Trump's ear in the White House.