"CNN’s Jake Tapper had just one word in response to President Trump’s top aide Steve Bannon telling the media to “shut up.”"
Carlos Garcia Jan 26, 2017 6:40 pm
"His answer, delivered with a laugh, was simply, “NO.”
Bannon signaled that the administration saw the media as an enemy to be combated against in a scathing statement made to the New York Times.
“The media should be embarrassed and humiliated and keep its mouth shut and just listen for a while,” Mr. Bannon said during a telephone call.
“I want you to quote this,” Mr. Bannon added. “The media here is the opposition party. They don’t understand this country. They still do not understand why Donald Trump is the president of the United States.”"
"Who Is Steve Bannon? 15 Things to Know About Donald Trump's Chief Strategist."
He served as one of Trump's campaign CEO and now will have a key role in the White House.
By Kate Storey, Feb 03, 2017
http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/a8288455/who-is-steve-bannon-trump-chief-strategist/
"Here's what you need to know about Bannon:
1. Bannon is the executive chairman of Breitbart News, a website for the "alt-right.""
2. He started a nonprofit to investigate politicians.
3. He served in the U.S. Navy.
4. He grew up in a family of Democrats in Norfolk, Virginia.
5. Bannon worked at the investment bank Goldman Sachs.
After leaving the Navy, Bannon earned a master’s degree in national security studies at Georgetown University and then went on to Harvard Business School before landing an investment banking job at Goldman Sachs' New York offices.
6. He has Hollywood ties.
7. He said progressives vilify conservative women because they’re not "a bunch of dykes."
8. He’s been wanting to shake up the Republican Party for years.
9. He was charged with domestic abuse.
10. His ex-wife has accused him of being anti-Semitic.
11. Bannon's site Breitbart News has regularly attacked Planned Parenthood, going so far as to compare their work to the Holocaust.
12. The Anti-Defamation League opposes Bannon's appointment.
13. Those from the left and the right have come out against Bannon holding the new role.
14. He has lashed out at the media.
On Jan. 26, 2017, Bannon said the media, not the Democratic Party, is the "opposition party." “The media should be embarrassed and humiliated and keep its mouth shut and just listen for awhile,” he told the New York Times, adding, "The media here is the opposition party. They don’t understand this country. They still do not understand why Donald Trump is the president of the United States.” He also said, "The media has zero integrity, zero intelligence, and no hard work.”
15. He was appointed to the National Security Council.
