mobanmarketFormer White House strategist Stephen Bannon said Monday that President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE will need the GOP establishment on his side in order to secure reelection in 2020 given that the president has Republican challengers.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Bannon warned that GOP primary challengers such as former Massachusetts Gov. William WeldWilliam (Bill) WeldVermont governor, running for reelection, won’t campaign or raise money The Hill’s Campaign Report: Amash moves toward Libertarian presidential bid Libertarians view Amash as potential 2020 game changer for party MORE could pose a threat to Trump should they gain any traction among GOP moderates.
“We need the Republican establishment on board,” Bannon told the AP.
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“If these guys can peel off 3% or 4%, that’s going to be serious,” he said of Weld and other GOP candidates.
Bannon went on to tell the news service that “only Trump can beat Trump.”
The former Breitbart News chief left the White House in 2017 after clashing with then-chief of staff John KellyJohn Francis KellyMORE and has since taken to advising far-right nationalist candidates in the U.S. and abroad.
He recently testified at the criminal trial of Roger StoneRoger Jason StoneGOP votes to give Graham broad subpoena power in Obama-era probe Will the ‘law and order’ president pardon Roger Stone? Trump retweets message calling for Roger Stone pardon: ‘He can sleep well at night!’ MORE, a close Trump associate, telling a jury that Trump viewed Stone as a link to WikiLeaks, the website responsible for publishing stolen emails from Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee.
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