it's okay to lose the house, you can work with the democrats and run against a democratic house in 2020. that's bad advice. >> president trump's former chief strategist is looking to mount a comeback bid ahead of the 2018 midterms. that was steve bannon talking to ari mel buber. as bannon put it, he's trying to save the trump agenda. >> i'm all in. donald trump is a winner. donald trump is a closer. hillary clinton really never closed the main deal. donald trump closed the primaries and the presidency and i think when everybody is focused on the stakes on november 6 that donald trump will close. >> bannon is singing trump's praises. he has formed a pro-trump political group made up of staffers.