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Since being ousted from his position in President Donald Trump's first administration, former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has carved out a new lane casting himself as a populist outsider advocating for the American working class. But one analyst is arguing that Bannon's new image is simply an elaborate ruse. In a Tuesday essay for the Hill, writer and researcher John Mac Ghlionn pointed out the numerous ways in which Bannon has 'conned' his target audience. He accused the 'War Room' podcast host of 'LARPing as a coal-dusted crusader for the common man' despite having a net worth in excess of $20 million and a cushy career on Wall Street before launching his political career. |
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