Speaker 1: Steve Bannon just set off a firestorm in political media
Speaker 1: with his explosive interview for The Economist's new Insider series.
Speaker 1: In the video interview, released October twenty third, Bannon never
Speaker 1: won for subtlety, said flatly that Donald Trump would have
Speaker 1: a third term in office, and declared that leaders of
Speaker 1: the Marga movement have a plan to defy the twenty
Speaker 1: second Amendment, which bars a president from being elected more
Speaker 1: than twice. The Economist pressed Bannon about this assertion, to
Speaker 1: which he replied cryptically, at the appropriate time will lay
Speaker 1: out what the plan is. But there's a plan, and
Speaker 1: President Trump will be the president in twenty eight and
Speaker 1: we have to finish what we started. Trump is a
Speaker 1: vehicle of divine providence that triggered a wave of alarm
Speaker 1: and in some corners, outrage. According to The Economist, Bannon
Speaker 1: boasted about populist nationalist movements he's helped galvanize across Europe,
Speaker 1: where several now stand on the doorstep of real power.
Speaker 1: The World's Socialist website reports Bannon openly acknowledging what many
Speaker 1: of his critics have long charged that he and Trump's
Speaker 1: circle are preparing to seize American institutions and gradually purged them,
Speaker 1: an echo of twentieth century authoritarian tactics. The interview completely
Speaker 1: sidestepped the No King's protests on October eighteenth, in which
Speaker 1: more than seven million Americans rallied against potential efforts to
Speaker 1: abolish or of aid term limits for the presidency. The
Speaker 1: headlines have been relentless unusual. Wales summed it up simply,
Speaker 1: Steve Bannon Trump is going to get a third term.
Speaker 1: ABC News ran a segment this weekend highlighting California Governor
Speaker 1: Gavin Newsom's deep concern about Bannon and Trump, hinting at
Speaker 1: a twenty twenty eight presidential run, with Newsome cautioning that
Speaker 1: the rhetoric coming from Bannon should be taken very seriously.
Speaker 1: The hosts of the view echoed the same alarm, with
Speaker 1: Whippy Goldberg bluntly saying Bannon just added more fuel to
Speaker 1: the fire, especially as Trump himself won't rule out the
Speaker 1: prospect on camera. On social media, Bannon's remarks have trended
Speaker 1: continuously since the interview dropped, with Trump third urn, Bannon
Speaker 1: in constitutional crisis, all breaking into top five on X
Speaker 1: and TikTok. Political feeds. Critics pundits and even legal scholars,
Speaker 1: such as on truth Out, have widely denounced Bannon's claims
Speaker 1: as unconstitutional, but the story has continued to gain traction,
Speaker 1: particularly as it becomes clear Bannon is not walking it back.
Speaker 1: No evidence has surfaced in major press reports of specific
Speaker 1: legal maneuvers or business activity related to this plan. So
Speaker 1: for now this is all strategic rhetoric, but its rhetoric
Speaker 1: with real world consequences as it stirs both MAGA loyalists
Speaker 1: and the opposition in near equal measure. And that is
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