Steve Bannon

"Darkness is good. Dick Cheney. Darth Vader. Satan. That's power."

- Steve Bannon Stephen Kevin "Steve" Bannon (born November 27, 1953) is an American right-wing political consultant, media executive, film producer, and news pundit. He is considered to be a leading figure of the Alt-Right movement.

Bannon is perhaps best known for his involvement in Donald Trump's presidential campaign. He was one of President Trump's closest advisers for the first eight months of his presidency, officially holding the title of White House Chief Strategist. He stepped down from this position in August 2017.

Prior to his involvement with Donald Trump, Bannon had been the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Breitbart News, a right-wing online news media outlet that also has ties to the Alt-Right. He held this position from 2007 until he joined the Trump campaign in 2016, and briefly returned for a year after he departed from the White House, stepping down again in January 2018.

Currently, Bannon serves as a freelance political consultant for various right-wing politicians and organizations, most notably acting as an informal consultant to Jair Bolsonaro during his presidential campaign in Brazil.

Bannon is a highly controversial and polarizing figure. A self-proclaimed white nationalist, Bannon has been accused of promoting white supremacy, anti-semitism, Islamophobia, misogyny, and homophobia, among other things. Some documentaries he has produced have allegedly taken inspiration from Nazi propaganda, and he has produced a number of documentaries demonizing Muslims, Jews, and liberals. He has also called to put a stop to all forms of immigration to the United States. He also has ties to the National Front, the British National Party, and the English Defense League.