The Rise And Fall Of Steve Bannon
Last week, Bannon found himself cut off from his two biggest patrons: President Donald Trump and conservative activist and donor Rebekah Mercer, the daughter of billionaire investor Robert Mercer.
When Steve Bannon left the White House in August 2017, he framed his exile from the West Wing as a promotion, not a demotion.
"I feel jacked up," he told the Weekly Standard. "Now I'm free. I've got my hands back on my weapons." Bannon spoke about using his perch at Breitbart News and as an independent political operator to wage war on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and other establishment Republicans, by recruiting and promoting a slate of insurgent primary challengers.
Bannon's 2018 suddenly looks a lot less productive. Last week, he found himself cut off from his two biggest patrons:
