WaPo | Stephen K. Bannon, President Trump’s reclusive chief strategist and
the intellectual force behind his nationalist agenda, said Thursday that
the new administration is locked in an unending battle against the
media and other globalist forces to “deconstruct” an outdated system of
governance.
In his first public speaking appearance since Trump
took office, Bannon made his comments alongside White House Chief of
Staff Reince Priebus at a gathering of conservative activists. They
sought to prove that they are not rivals but partners in fighting on
Trump’s behalf to transform Washington and the world order.
“They’re
going to continue to fight,” Bannon said of the media, which he
repeatedly described as “the opposition party,” and other forces he sees
as standing in the president’s way. “If you think they are giving you
your country back without a fight, you are sadly mistaken.”
Atop
Trump’s agenda, Bannon said, was the “deconstruction of the
administrative state” — meaning a system of taxes, regulations and trade
pacts that the president and his advisers believe stymie economic
growth and infringe upon one’s sovereignty.
“If you look at these
Cabinet nominees, they were selected for a reason, and that is
deconstruction,” Bannon said. He posited that Trump’s announcement
withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership was “one of the most
pivotal moments in modern American history.”
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