'Consitutional crisis': Bannon defends Trump — but wants to 'audit' one of his major reforms

30 April

"War Room" host Steve Bannon at the 2023 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on March 3, 2023 (Lev Radin/Shutterstock.com)

President Donald Trump's first 100 days back in the White House are drawing a wide range of opinions. While many right-wing media outlets are praising his "record of accomplishment" and echoing the "promises made, promises kept" slogan, Trump is getting scathing criticism from his detractors.

One right-wing media outlet that often praises Trump is the "War Room" vodcast, hosted by former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon.

The ultra-MAGA Bannon discussed the first 100 days of Trump's second presidency during a late April interview with National Public Radio (NPR).

Some key takeaways from the interview, according to NPR's Steve Inskeep, are: (1) Bannon "defends Trump's frequent changes of direction in the trade war," (2) "He does not defend other Republicans on taxes and spending cuts," (3) "He defends Trump's expansive use of presidential power," and (4) "He offered a long-term idea of how he would like the country to change."

Bannon defended Trump on tariffs, telling NPR, "President Trump went in full force. I don't think he looks weak. I think he looks like a very smart-deal guy, trying to move the chess pieces."

The "War Room" host made it clear that he wants to see a lot more manufacturing jobs in the U.S.

Bannon told NPR, "We've got to start making things again. The high-value-added part of manufacturing has to come back — something that a man or woman can have a job and have a family and have their spouse stay home if they so want and raise their kids. Once we're back to that, the country is going to be vibrant and robust again."

During Trump's second presidency, Bannon has been highly critical of a fellow Trump ally: billionaire Elon Musk, who heads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

"Though Bannon has a Harvard MBA and made money on Wall Street and in Hollywood," Inskeep notes, "he describes himself as a defender of the working class. That leads to his conflicts with other members of the Trump coalition. He's cast doubt on the effectiveness of Elon Musk, the billionaire presidential aide, saying he wants an 'audit' of purported savings by Musk's Department of Government Efficiency."

Inskeep adds, "Bannon also calls for higher taxes on the wealthy to help reduce federal debt. Trump has toyed with the idea but has not endorsed it."

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