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In reply to the discussion: Steve Bannon Says Trump Shouldn't Be Mocked And Ridiculed By Critics During Wartime [View all]anneboleyn
(5,626 posts)He doesn't look good on camera, and when he starts talking, his obviously unhealthy anger, insane level of arrogance,"know it all" demeanor, and wildly unhinged beliefs (everyone should be punished for speaking badly about the fuhrer!!!! Anyone who contradicts the fuhrer must walk on their hands and knees back home while begging for His forgiveness eternally -- and that's just the beginning!!) are transparently unpleasant and not centrist or even palatable to most working class people if THEY ACTUALLY HAD TO LISTEN TO BANNON (with Trump's persona all of this was initially disguised somewhat). Bannon is also a Hollywood and Wall Street multi-millionaire. Funny.
Honestly I think this is why Bannon was rarely seen and almost never interviewed during the campaign and in the first few months of the "presidency." He comes across quite clearly as an asshole in interviews, and he wouldn't have helped Trump at all by doing interviews during the election. It was never remotely clear why he supposedly "cared" so much about (certain) working class people. A few times he mentioned his own childhood, but he hasn't been a member of the working class since childhood /teens. His anger is very transparently about something else entirely -- and the more he talks the more obvious this becomes. He also holds extremely childish grudges, and this is another trait that becomes very obvious and very unattractive the more he rants on and on.
Now I think his arrogance has gotten the better of him as he's not even pretending to worry about the working class anymore (what ARE you doing for them Steve? Donating your own millions perhaps? Surely this tax cut will save the rust belt? Cuts to Obamacare? Yeah, right) but is simply power-mad and a total slave to the Mercers.