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Bannons name is synonymous with populist messages. now these key phrases like drain the swamp and border wall was tested by this data company started by bannon and financed by the mercers, mega conservative donor family a couple of years ago. yet trump has downplay ed the reliance on voter data. >> one of the themes in "devils bargain" is that bannon had been preparing for the 2016 election long before donald trump was ever on the scene. and there was a three-pronged approach to that. prong one ...

Coming back up on live pictures here, steve mnuchin, wilbur ross. waiting to see the president here signing this official policy on tariffs on both steel and aluminum. as we wait for him to do this, as were hearing from some folks in the white house, it has been a scramble. we were talking to greg autry who said this has been a campaign promise. it shouldnt be a surprise. its been a campaign promise from the president since he ran for office. greg autry is still with me, co-author of the book wi...

Sarah huckabee sanders at the briefing today said the president cares about domestic violence and he really cares about that. >> the reporter said why wont we hear it from him? >> exactly. the fact of the matter is he tweets things all the time. if he wanted to get that message out, he could make that message himself. he could call into cnn. >> i was going to say you opened the door. >> trump lack of support among women could spell problems. a fact not lost on former white house strategist steve...

Down. he probably thinks hes innocent, very paranoid. those were just false allegations against him. how come these other accusers are to be believed but his arent to be believed. that is at the crux of this, unfortunately. this is who the american people decided to vote for. we knew who donald trump was for a long time. but "access hollywood" tape showed us who he is. >> it doesnt mean you accept his behavior as a standard. and there may be a political overlay. >> in "devils bargain" he said th...

Those two periods of time, and yet there he was saying no, i wont answer those questions because i have been asked by the white house not to. >> congressman himes, appreciate your time. thank you. >> thank you, anderson. >> so steve bannon wont answer certain questions and hes citing executive privilege even though some of the conversations hes refusing to testify about were not even with the chief executive present and some of them took place during the transition before trump was chief executi...

Trump today. there is no wall and his relation with china have been chummy. the main focus of his economic program has gone to return vast sums of money to large corporations. in the early months of the trump administration, bannon must have watched with incredality, essentially handed over the reins of the government to paul ryan and mitch mcconnell. mcconnell is quoted as saying this president will sign whatever is put in front of him. where did trumps populism come from in the first place? to...

Country of its wealth, and put that money into the pockets of a handful of large corporations and political entities. >> flash forward to president trump today. there is no wall and his relation with china have been chummy. the main focus of his economic program has gone to return vast sums of known large corporations. in the early months of the trump administration, bannon must have watched with incorrected credulity, essentially handed over the reins of the government to paul ryan and mitch mc...

France, canada, switzerland or japan? stay tuned and well tell the correct answer. my book of the week is joshua greens "devils bargain." this is the book i found enlightening on donald trump and steve bannon but also on the much bigger issue of rise of populism in america today. now for the last look philanthropy award season picked up with sundays golden globes and nominations will be announced soon for the oscars but you may have miss eed one o 2017s biggest block busters. "wolf warrior" tell...

President trumps former chief strategist, steve bannon, is nontkpwrauda in politics. josh is the author of the "devils bargain," and you are our resident bannonologist, josh. all of a sudden we are seeing things, and the president seemed to agree to a clean bill on daca before he was stopped. we have seen the shape shifting on the wall and maybe its not going to be many thousands mile-long real brick and mortar wall. and hes going to the summit,

Him, quote, the great manipulator. michael wolff wrote, quote, for weeks after the "time" magazine cover story featuring bannon, there was hardly a conversation in which trump didnt refer to it bitterly. he views "time" covers as zero sum, said roger ailes. if someone else gets on it he doesnt. fast forward to july and josh greens book "devils bargain" was released. and a day after his firing in august, bannon told the weekly standard, quote, the trump presidency that we fought for and won is ov...