American media executive & political strategist (born 1953) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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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 [went] to prison on July 1, 2024.[2] He is supposed to stay in prison for 4 months.[3] The prison is FCI Danbury in Connecticut.
He became chief executive officer of the 2016 presidential campaign of Donald Trump in August 2016.[4][5] He was later hired as his chief strategist and Senior Counselor.[6] President Trump signed an executive order giving Bannon a seat on the United States National Security Council.[7] He was removed from the National Security Council on April 5, 2017.[8]
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.[9][10]
In August 2020, Bannon was arrested in New York and indicted for fraud in connection with an online fundraising scheme.[11]
In November 2020, Bannon's Twitter account was permanently suspended after he said that Anthony Fauci and FBI Director Christopher Wray should be beheaded.[12] 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.[13] He turned himself in to the FBI later that month.
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