Donald Trump has appointed Breitbart News' Steve Bannon to be chief executive of his presidential campaign, and those familiar with the conservative media mogul's style claim he is ready to win the White House race "at all costs."
Bannon, a Harvard graduate, ex-Goldman Sachs banker and former naval officer, is taking a temporary leave of absence from Breitbart.com to preside over the Republican presidential nominee's political team for the remainder of his campaign against Hillary Clinton.
The move, announced Wednesday morning, was unsurprising to Republican operatives and reporters who claim Breitbart has morphed into a propaganda machine for the GOP nominee, or an "unaffiliated media super PAC for the Trump campaign," as one outgoing employeesaid in mid-March.
So who is Steve Bannon and what will he do to transform candidate Trump and his campaign into an election-winning machine between now and Nov. 8?
He's a 'dangerous' man in politics
In the hours after Bannon's hiring was announced, the Breitbart executive was described as a "bare-knuckle brawler," "huge piece of manpower" and "messaging machine." Ten months ago, Bloomberg News dubbed him "the most dangerous political operative in America."
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04.24.2024