DISGRACED former White House strategist Steve Bannon has been seen for the first time since his release from prison.
Bannon resumed his podcast on Rumble just hours after serving a four-month sentence for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the January 6 protests.
In the stream, Bannon described himself as a “political prisoner” and told his followers that former Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi had “locked him up.”
“Nancy Pelosi, take out your number 2 pencil and write this down,” he said.
“This show has never been more powerful, and we’re gonna deliver a knockout blow […] on November 5.”
The strategist blasted Democrats for calling Donald Trump a fascist and mentioned the MSNBC news stream that edited images of Nazis into coverage of Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally.
Bannon felt “empowered” by his time in prison and said, “Jail didn’t break me,” as he voiced his excitement to see the presidential election through to the end.
“Everything we have fought for for so many years is coming to fruition,” he said in the stream.
“I am more energized and more focused than I’ve ever been in my entire life.”
Bannon galvanized his followers to help knock on doors and support organizers like tech billionaire Elon Musk and activist Charlie Kirk to get an edge on rival Kamala Harris.
“We have to crush them at the ballot box,” he said.
LEGAL TROUBLES
Bannon, 70, had a tan complexion and wore a black shirt as he streamed in New York City.
He was first put behind bars on July 1 after a jury found him guilty of refusing to sit for a deposition with the January 6 House Committee and for refusing to provide documents related to his efforts to overturn Joe Biden’s election win in 2020.
Bannon was trying to delay the sentence while he appealed the charges.
The former strategist says he’s innocent and that Trump had invoked executive privilege during the hearings over the riots.
However, prosecutors argued that Bannon left the White House years before January 6 and noted that Trump didn’t cite executive privilege in the committee meetings.
The former strategist is presenting his case to a full appeals court for review.
Bannon’s legal troubles aren’t over, as he’s been accused of pocketing some donations given to build a wall on the US-Mexico border.
In July, before the former strategist headed behind bars, he told reporters he was “proud” to serve his sentence.
“I am proud of going to prison,” he told a crowd.
“If this is what it takes to stand up to Nancy Pelosi, if this is what it takes to stand up to Joe Biden, I’m proud to do it.”
Bannon’s release comes exactly one week until America will decide the fate of the White House for four more years.
Voting is already underway, with 40 million Americans having cast ballots early in person or by mail.
The next president will be chosen by battleground states, including the “blue wall” of Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin, as well as the Sun Belt states of North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona, and Nevada.
The nailbiting results could be determined by tens of thousands of votes, potentially setting the stage for tense counts over several days.
Trump's main policy points
- Implementing tax cuts, including no tax on tips
- Protecting Social Security and Medicare – Trump said ‘incomes will skyrocket and the middle class will prosper like never before’
- Protecting borders – He pledged to end the ‘border nightmare.’ That means two things on day one – ‘Drill baby Drill,’ as he said, and close the borders
- Finishing building the wall
- Keeping our ‘sons and daughters safe’
- Replenishing the military and building a military ‘dome’ – Trump insisted he could stop wars with just a phone call and said no military would be able to penetrate the USA if he came into office
- Ending the war in Ukraine and imposing tariffs on Iran
- Vowing to “beat” China
- Working to decrease prices and ease inflation
- Bringing down the cost of energy
- Making cities ‘safe, clean and beautiful’ again
- Making it possible for Americans to buy gas-run cars by ending the electric vehicle mandate on the first day of his presidency