Trump cried “No puppet. No puppet.” I agree.
A puppet has just one master. He’s more like a marionette, manipulated by more than one master.
We have every right to be concerned about Putin and Russia’s role in the election, but his day-to-day master Stephen Bannon is even more frightening.
While it is very apparent that Trump can be quite easily played by stroking his enormous ego, Bannon (Trump’s Chief strategist and somehow also a member of the National Security Council) does this masterfully.
Trump is a “blunt instrument for us,” Bannon told me. “I don’t know whether he really gets it or not.” Ken Stern, Vanity Fair
Read the full Vanity Fair article here: Exclusive: Stephen Bannon, Trump’s New C.E.O., Hints at His Master Plan
Unlike Trump, Bannon is intelligent and is consistent in his views and focus.
The Washington Post has had a series of great articles on Bannon and a key theme is immigrants are not welcome in this country.
- In November 2015, On Bannon’s radio show and spoke with Congressman Ryan Zinke about President Barack Obama’s plan regarding Syrian refugees coming to the U.S.
“We need to put a stop on refugees until we can vet,” Zinke said.
“Why even let ’em in?” Bannon asks.
- “On a March 2016 episode of his show, Bannon attacks H-1B visa workers and immigrants in general:
“Engineering schools are all full of people from South Asia, and East Asia. . . . They’ve come in here to take these jobs.”
“Twenty percent of this country is immigrants. Is that not the beating heart of this problem?”
FYI: The 20% number is wrong.
Read the full WP article here: Steve Bannon also has complained that 20 percent of the country is made up of immigrants.
In November of 2015, Donald Trump presented a more reasonable view on H1-B workers and looked to Bannon for approval. He didn’t get it.
Read it at WP: How Bannon flattered and coaxed Trump on policies key to the alt-right
So while Trump put signature on it, we all know who was behind it. We should be very concerned about that master will do next.
If you don’t want to sleep well tonight, check out:
Read it at ABC: Why Trump’s Appointment of Steve Bannon Has Raised So Many Alarms
Read it at Bloomberg: This Man Is the Most Dangerous Political Operative in America