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<v Speaker 1>Steve Bannon just set off a firestorm in political media

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<v Speaker 1>with his explosive interview for The Economist's new Insider series.

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<v Speaker 1>In the video interview, released October twenty third, Bannon never

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<v Speaker 1>won for subtlety, said flatly that Donald Trump would have

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<v Speaker 1>a third term in office, and declared that leaders of

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<v Speaker 1>the Marga movement have a plan to defy the twenty

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<v Speaker 1>second Amendment, which bars a president from being elected more

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<v Speaker 1>than twice. The Economist pressed Bannon about this assertion, to

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<v Speaker 1>which he replied cryptically, at the appropriate time will lay

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<v Speaker 1>out what the plan is. But there's a plan, and

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<v Speaker 1>President Trump will be the president in twenty eight and

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<v Speaker 1>we have to finish what we started. Trump is a

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<v Speaker 1>vehicle of divine providence that triggered a wave of alarm

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<v Speaker 1>and in some corners, outrage. According to The Economist, Bannon

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<v Speaker 1>boasted about populist nationalist movements he's helped galvanize across Europe,

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<v Speaker 1>where several now stand on the doorstep of real power.

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<v Speaker 1>The World's Socialist website reports Bannon openly acknowledging what many

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<v Speaker 1>of his critics have long charged that he and Trump's

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<v Speaker 1>circle are preparing to seize American institutions and gradually purged them,

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<v Speaker 1>an echo of twentieth century authoritarian tactics. The interview completely

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<v Speaker 1>sidestepped the No King's protests on October eighteenth, in which

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<v Speaker 1>more than seven million Americans rallied against potential efforts to

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<v Speaker 1>abolish or of aid term limits for the presidency. The

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<v Speaker 1>headlines have been relentless unusual. Wales summed it up simply,

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<v Speaker 1>Steve Bannon Trump is going to get a third term.

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<v Speaker 1>ABC News ran a segment this weekend highlighting California Governor

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<v Speaker 1>Gavin Newsom's deep concern about Bannon and Trump, hinting at

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<v Speaker 1>a twenty twenty eight presidential run, with Newsome cautioning that

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<v Speaker 1>the rhetoric coming from Bannon should be taken very seriously.

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<v Speaker 1>The hosts of the view echoed the same alarm, with

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<v Speaker 1>Whippy Goldberg bluntly saying Bannon just added more fuel to

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<v Speaker 1>the fire, especially as Trump himself won't rule out the

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<v Speaker 1>prospect on camera. On social media, Bannon's remarks have trended

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<v Speaker 1>continuously since the interview dropped, with Trump third urn, Bannon

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<v Speaker 1>in constitutional crisis, all breaking into top five on X

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<v Speaker 1>and TikTok. Political feeds. Critics pundits and even legal scholars,

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<v Speaker 1>such as on truth Out, have widely denounced Bannon's claims

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<v Speaker 1>as unconstitutional, but the story has continued to gain traction,

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<v Speaker 1>particularly as it becomes clear Bannon is not walking it back.

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<v Speaker 1>No evidence has surfaced in major press reports of specific

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<v Speaker 1>legal maneuvers or business activity related to this plan. So

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<v Speaker 1>for now this is all strategic rhetoric, but its rhetoric

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<v Speaker 1>with real world consequences as it stirs both MAGA loyalists

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<v Speaker 1>and the opposition in near equal measure. And that is

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