Steve Bannon
Stephen Kevin 'Steve' Bannon (born November 27, 1953) is an American campaign manager, businessman and media executive and former Counselor and Senior Adviser to Donald Trump.[1]
Steve Bannon | |
|---|---|
 Bannon at the 2017 CPAC | |
| White House Chief Strategist | |
| In office January 20, 2017 – August 18, 2017 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Office removed |
| Senior Counselor to the President | |
| In office January 20, 2017 – August 18, 2017 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | John Podesta (2015) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stephen Kevin Bannon November 27, 1953 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Cathleen Houff Jordan (divorced) Mary Piccard (1995–1997) Diane Clohesy (divorced 2009) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Virginia Tech (BA) Georgetown University (MA) Harvard University (MBA) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1976–1983 |
| Rank | Lieutenant (O-3) |
He became chief executive officer of the 2016 presidential campaign of Donald Trump in August 2016.[2][3] He was later hired as his chief strategist and Senior Counselor.[4] President Trump signed an executive order giving Bannon a seat on the United States National Security Council.[5] He was removed from the National Security Council on April 5, 2017.[6]
Bannon resigned on August 4, 2017, but his resignation became in effect on August 18, 2017 during the aftermath of the Unite the Right rally.[7][8]
In August 2020, Bannon was arrested in New York and indicted for fraud in connection with an online fundraising scheme.[9]
In November 2020, Bannon's Twitter account was permanently suspended after he said that Anthony Fauci and FBI Director Christopher Wray should be beheaded.[10] Bannon was held in contempt of Congress in October 2021 after ignoring a subpoena by the House of Representatives committee investigating the 2021 United States Capitol attack. He was indicted by a federal grand jury on November 12, 2021.[11] He turned himself in to the FBI later that month.
References change
- ↑ Ronald Radosh (22 August 2016). "Steve Bannon, Trump's Top Guy, Told Me He Was 'A Leninist' Who Wants To 'Destroy the State'; The Breitbart executive director turned GOP leader boasted at a party about his goal of destroying the conservative establishment". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ "Trump picks Priebus as White House chief of staff, Bannon as top adviser". CNN.
- ↑ "Steve Bannon and the alt-right: a primer". CBS News.
- ↑ "President-elect Trump names Steve Bannon and Reince Priebus to his senior White House leadership team". Yahoo News. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ↑ Glenn Thrush and Maggie Haberman (5 February 2017). "Trump and Staff Rethink Tactics After Stumbles". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ↑ "Steve Bannon removed from National Security Council in reorganization". CNBC. April 5, 2017.
- ↑ Collins, Kaitlan; Diamond, Jeremy; Landers, Elizabeth (August 18, 2017). "Trump's chief strategist Steve Bannon fired". CNN. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
- ↑ Parker, Ashley; Rucker, Philip; Costa, Robert; Paletta, Damian (August 18, 2017). "Trump gets rid of White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon". Washington Post. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Former Trump Campaign Manager Steve Bannon Indicted for Fraud in NY". nbcboston.com. August 20, 2020.
- ↑ Curt Devine and Donie O'Sullivan (November 6, 2020). Twitter permanently suspends Steve Bannon account after talk of beheading. CNN. Retrieved: November 6, 2020.
- ↑ Hannah Rabinowitz; Jessica Schneider; Evan Perez; Paula Reid (November 12, 2021). "Federal grand jury indicts former Trump adviser Steve Bannon for contempt of Congress". CNN.
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