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August 16, 2025 3 mins
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Late this week Steve Bannon is back in the thick of political controversy and strategic intrigue and, true to form, he is stirring both headline and backroom drama. A major new documentary The Architect of Trumpism: Steve Bannon’s Unseen Power released August 14 by Real Stories traces his bold journey from Navy officer to Breitbart kingmaker to the combative strategist shaping Donald Trump’s first White House and the global populist phenomenon. The film gives fresh oxygen to both Bannon’s legacy and his enduring legal woes, especially his conviction for contempt of Congress, which still hangs over him and shapes much of the public’s view.

On the media front, Bannon is again a quote machine. President Trump this week abruptly fired his own Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, as covered by GovExec and OnLabor, after a disappointing jobs report and nominated Heritage Foundation’s E.J. Antoni. Antoni, a Bannon favorite, appeared on Bannon’s WarRoom podcast on August 4, praising the move and claiming the BLS is outdated. This highlighted Bannon’s persistent behind-scenes influence over Trump personnel picks and economic messaging, underscoring his ongoing role as the master puppeteer for the America First movement.

Bannon’s public monologue reached further when, according to AOL, he directly threatened former X CEO Linda Yaccarino with the line “You can’t hide!” after her abrupt resignation. That kept his name buzzing on social media, and the tone—combative, personal, unfiltered—reflects the approach that has maintained Bannon’s internet presence, where he continues to command large audiences as well as fierce critics.

Those rumors swirling about Bannon running for president in 2028 exploded on Instagram and across digital tabloids, with some inside reports from Daily Beast and Economic Times speculating he’s quietly plotting a campaign and already attacking Vice President J.D. Vance, whom he calls “not tough enough.” But in a sharply worded rejection to Economic Times, Bannon himself shot down those 2028 rumors, saying he is going to stay out of any formal candidacy and remain a kingmaker and strategist rather than a direct contender. Still, the speculation persists online—though there’s no credible confirmation he will actually run.

In summary, the past few days found Steve Bannon making news on multiple fronts: celebrated or vilified in a documentary, flexing influence with high-profile Trump appointments, throwing punches on social media, and fielding speculation about his political ambitions—all while his conviction and legal battles remain an unresolved chapter in his long public saga.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Late this week, Steve Bannon is back in the thick
of political controversy and strategic intrigue, and true to form,
he is stirring both headline and back room drama. A
major new documentary, The Architect of trumpsm Steve Bannon's Unseen Power,
released August fourteenth by Real Stories, traces his bold journey

(00:21):
from Navy officer to Breitbard kingmaker, to the combative strategist
shaping Donald Trump's first White House and the global populist phenomenon.
The film gives fresh oxygen to both Bannon's legacy and
his enduring legal woes, especially his conviction for contempt of Congress,
which still hangs over him and shapes much of the
public's view. On the media front, Bannon is again a

(00:43):
quote machine. President Trump this week abruptly fired his own
Bureau of Labour Statistics Commissioner as covered by Govesegg and
on Labour after a disappointing jobs report, and nominated Heritage Foundations.
E j Antoni antony A Ban in favour, appeared on
Bannon's war Room podcast on August fourth, praising the move

(01:04):
and claiming the BLS is outdated. This highlighted Bannon's persistent
behind scenes influence over Trump personnel picks and economic messaging,
underscoring his ongoing role as the master puppeteer for the
America First movement. Bannon's public monologue reached further when, according
to AOL, he directly threatened former ex CEO Linda Yakarino

(01:29):
with the line you can't hide after her abrupt resignation
that kept his name buzzing on social media, and the
tone combative personal Unfiltered reflects the approach that has maintained
Bannon's Internet presence, where he continues to command large audiences
as well as fierce critics. Those rumors swirling about Bannon

(01:51):
running for president in twenty twenty eight exploded on Instagram
and across digital tabloids, with some inside reports from Daily
Beast and Economic Times speculating he's quietly plotting a campaign
and already attacking Vice President J. D Vance, whom he
calls not tough enough. But in a sharply worded rejection

(02:11):
to Economic Times, Bannon himself shot down those twenty twenty
eight rumors, saying he is going to stay out of
any formal candidacy and remain a kingmaker and strategist rather
than a direct contender. Still, the speculation persists online, though
there's no credible confirmation he will actually run. In summary,

(02:31):
the past few days found Steve Bannon making news on
multiple fronts, celebrated or vilified in a documentary, flexing influence
with high profile Trump appointments, throwing punches on social media,
and fielding speculation about his political ambitions, all while his
conviction and legal battles remain an unresolved chapter in his
long public saga. And that is it for today. Make

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