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| CPAC 2017 live: Steve Bannon says Trump 'maniacally focused' on keeping promises | CPAC 2017 live: Steve Bannon says Trump 'maniacally focused' on keeping promises |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 7.33pm GMT | |
| 19:33 | |
| Here’s video of Bannon and Priebus speaking at CPAC: | |
| 7.24pm GMT | |
| 19:24 | |
| Bannon: 'It's going to be a fight' | |
| White House chief strategist Steve Bannon and chief of staff Reince Priebus put in a show of unity at CPAC. But although Priebus, a former party chair, listed Trump’s policy priorities and made it clear he was committed to trying to deliver them, it was the former Breitbart boss Bannon who seemed to truly live and breathe what he called Trump’s “economic nationalist agenda”. | |
| Contradicting Priebus, Bannon said media coverage of the Trump administration would never improve, because the “corporatist, globalist” nature of the media meant it was intrinsically opposed to the new president’s policies. | |
| And he told the press – which he referred to in the phrase he has made infamous as “the opposition party” – to get used to it. “The mainstream media better understand something – all those promises are going to be implemented,” he said. Trump, Bannon said, was “maniacally focused” on keeping his campaign promises. | |
| His sense of triumph over the media was palpable – at one point he exulted in them “all crying and weeping” one election night – and his aggressive attitude to politics was also clear. “If you think they are going to give you your country back without a fight, you are sadly mistaken,” Bannon said. “Every day it’s going to be a fight.” | |
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| at 7.30pm GMT | |
| 7.14pm GMT | 7.14pm GMT |
| 19:14 | 19:14 |
| Priebus says Bannon is extremely consistent and very loyal to Trump’s agenda. He is a presence that is very important to have in the White House. He says he cherishes his friendship. | Priebus says Bannon is extremely consistent and very loyal to Trump’s agenda. He is a presence that is very important to have in the White House. He says he cherishes his friendship. |
| Bannon says “I can run a little hot” sometimes. Priebus is “steady”, he says. His job is one of the toughest in the White House. | Bannon says “I can run a little hot” sometimes. Priebus is “steady”, he says. His job is one of the toughest in the White House. |
| Schlapp says “the best thing we can do is to let these two guys get back to work”. They walk off to a brief standing ovation. | Schlapp says “the best thing we can do is to let these two guys get back to work”. They walk off to a brief standing ovation. |
| 7.11pm GMT | 7.11pm GMT |
| 19:11 | 19:11 |
| “If you think they are going to give you your country back without a fight, you are sadly mistaken,” says Bannon. “Every day it’s going to be a fight.” | “If you think they are going to give you your country back without a fight, you are sadly mistaken,” says Bannon. “Every day it’s going to be a fight.” |
| Schlapp asks whether the Trump movement can combine with existing conservative movements. | Schlapp asks whether the Trump movement can combine with existing conservative movements. |
| We have to, says Priebus. | We have to, says Priebus. |
| We’re a nation with an economy and a culture and a reason for being, Bannon says. That is what unites us. | We’re a nation with an economy and a culture and a reason for being, Bannon says. That is what unites us. |
| Trump and Pence are coming to CPAC to show his appreciation. | Trump and Pence are coming to CPAC to show his appreciation. |
| “We’re at the top of the first inning with this,” he says. “It’s going to take just as much fight and determination.” He says “we want you to have our back”. | “We’re at the top of the first inning with this,” he says. “It’s going to take just as much fight and determination.” He says “we want you to have our back”. |
| And he tells the crowd to “hold us accountable for delivering on what we promised”. | And he tells the crowd to “hold us accountable for delivering on what we promised”. |
| 7.07pm GMT | 7.07pm GMT |
| 19:07 | 19:07 |
| Schlapp asks what the media keeps getting wrong about “the Trump phenomenon” and will it change. | Schlapp asks what the media keeps getting wrong about “the Trump phenomenon” and will it change. |
| Priebus says he hopes it will change. He says he became “conditioned” during the election to hearing about why Trump won’t succeed, despite the polling getting “better and better and better”. | Priebus says he hopes it will change. He says he became “conditioned” during the election to hearing about why Trump won’t succeed, despite the polling getting “better and better and better”. |
| He says people he knew kept telling him “Trump! Trump! Trump!”, which leads the crowd to start a brief chant. “Tomorrow,” Priebus promises them. | He says people he knew kept telling him “Trump! Trump! Trump!”, which leads the crowd to start a brief chant. “Tomorrow,” Priebus promises them. |
| The country was hungry for something far bigger than one story and one issue, and it was President Trump that was the answer. | The country was hungry for something far bigger than one story and one issue, and it was President Trump that was the answer. |
| Bannon says he disagrees with Priebus. He says the media coverage will not improve, because the “corporatist, globalist media” are “adamantly opposed to Trump’s economic nationalist agenda”. | Bannon says he disagrees with Priebus. He says the media coverage will not improve, because the “corporatist, globalist media” are “adamantly opposed to Trump’s economic nationalist agenda”. |
| Every day, he says, Trump tells him he is going to stick to the issues he ran on. | Every day, he says, Trump tells him he is going to stick to the issues he ran on. |
| 7.03pm GMT | 7.03pm GMT |
| 19:03 | 19:03 |
| “The mainstream media better understand something – all those promises are going to be implemented,” Bannon says. | “The mainstream media better understand something – all those promises are going to be implemented,” Bannon says. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.03pm GMT | at 7.03pm GMT |
| 7.02pm GMT | 7.02pm GMT |
| 19:02 | 19:02 |
| Bannon says Trump is the best rally speaker since populist Democratic presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan. | Bannon says Trump is the best rally speaker since populist Democratic presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan. |
| 6.59pm GMT | 6.59pm GMT |
| 18:59 | 18:59 |
| Bannon says they could not outspend Hillary Clinton but the rallies and the speeches led to his victory. | Bannon says they could not outspend Hillary Clinton but the rallies and the speeches led to his victory. |
| He says Trump is “maniacally focused” on keeping his campaign promises. | He says Trump is “maniacally focused” on keeping his campaign promises. |
| 6.57pm GMT | 6.57pm GMT |
| 18:57 | 18:57 |
| Bannon says the way the “opposition party” (meaning the media) has portrayed the campaign and the White House is “always wrong”. | Bannon says the way the “opposition party” (meaning the media) has portrayed the campaign and the White House is “always wrong”. |
| He says you saw the media “all crying and weeping that night” after the election. | He says you saw the media “all crying and weeping that night” after the election. |
| Trump had the energy and vision to galvanise the coalition of the right, Bannon says. | Trump had the energy and vision to galvanise the coalition of the right, Bannon says. |
| Trump and his team never had a doubt he would win, he says. | Trump and his team never had a doubt he would win, he says. |
| Priebus says Trump laid out his vision four or five years ago at CPAC and it has not changed. | Priebus says Trump laid out his vision four or five years ago at CPAC and it has not changed. |
| “We were starving for somebody real, somebody genuine,” Priebus says. He claims Trump has “put in the best cabinet in the history of cabinets”. | “We were starving for somebody real, somebody genuine,” Priebus says. He claims Trump has “put in the best cabinet in the history of cabinets”. |
| Trump hits his agenda every day, he says. | Trump hits his agenda every day, he says. |
| “He’s even leaving bathrooms alone,” says Schlapp. “That’s refreshing for people.” | “He’s even leaving bathrooms alone,” says Schlapp. “That’s refreshing for people.” |
| “It’s a states issue,” says Priebus. | “It’s a states issue,” says Priebus. |
| 6.54pm GMT | 6.54pm GMT |
| 18:54 | 18:54 |
| What is the biggest misconception about the Trump White House? | What is the biggest misconception about the Trump White House? |
| Priebus says the biggest misconception about the two of them is “everything that you’re reading”. They share an office suite and they spend all day together, he says. | Priebus says the biggest misconception about the two of them is “everything that you’re reading”. They share an office suite and they spend all day together, he says. |
| When the party is together “similar to Steve and I”, it can’t be stopped, he says. | When the party is together “similar to Steve and I”, it can’t be stopped, he says. |
| Trump brought this party and this movement together, says Priebus. | Trump brought this party and this movement together, says Priebus. |
| 6.52pm GMT | 6.52pm GMT |
| 18:52 | 18:52 |
| Moderator Matt Schlapp of the American Conservative Union starts by “thanking these two guys for what they’ve been doing”. Priebus, dressed in a dark suit and striped tie, thanks the crowd for voting for Trump. Bannon, in his usual more casual clothing, thanks CPAC for inviting him at last. Schlapp says they decided to invite everybody this year. It’s very chummy. | |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.21pm GMT | |
| 6.50pm GMT | 6.50pm GMT |
| 18:50 | 18:50 |
| Next up are Steve Bannon, the White House chief strategist and former Breitbart boss, and Reince Priebus, the White House chief of staff. The relationship between the upstart firebrand who the Democrats have called a white supremacist and the establishment former RNC chair in many ways symbolises the struggle for control of Trump’s agenda, and the way the two interact on stage will be fascinating to watch. | Next up are Steve Bannon, the White House chief strategist and former Breitbart boss, and Reince Priebus, the White House chief of staff. The relationship between the upstart firebrand who the Democrats have called a white supremacist and the establishment former RNC chair in many ways symbolises the struggle for control of Trump’s agenda, and the way the two interact on stage will be fascinating to watch. |
| 6.50pm GMT | 6.50pm GMT |
| 18:50 | 18:50 |
| The interview ends with McEnany telling her: “This nation is so blessed to have you as secretary of education and President Trump could not have made a better choice.” | The interview ends with McEnany telling her: “This nation is so blessed to have you as secretary of education and President Trump could not have made a better choice.” |
| 6.42pm GMT | 6.42pm GMT |
| 18:42 | 18:42 |
| DeVos is now being interviewed. She is asked about Trump’s decision on the transgender guidelines, which interviewer Kayleigh McEnany defines as Trump hitting back at overreach by Barack Obama. | DeVos is now being interviewed. She is asked about Trump’s decision on the transgender guidelines, which interviewer Kayleigh McEnany defines as Trump hitting back at overreach by Barack Obama. |
| DeVos says of the statement she put out following Trump’s move: “The statement spoke for itself to a large extent,” and picks up McEnany’s point: “This issue was a very huge example of Obama overreach,” she says, saying the former president had a “top-down approach to issues better solved at a local level’. | DeVos says of the statement she put out following Trump’s move: “The statement spoke for itself to a large extent,” and picks up McEnany’s point: “This issue was a very huge example of Obama overreach,” she says, saying the former president had a “top-down approach to issues better solved at a local level’. |
| She adds: “It’s our job to protect students and to do that to the fullest extent that we can.” | She adds: “It’s our job to protect students and to do that to the fullest extent that we can.” |
| 6.37pm GMT | 6.37pm GMT |
| 18:37 | 18:37 |
| She says the education system is failing American children, attacking “the education establishment” rather than “good public school teachers”. | She says the education system is failing American children, attacking “the education establishment” rather than “good public school teachers”. |
| “Do you believe parents should be able to choose the best school for their child regardless of their zip code or family income?” she asks. Her prepared remarks contain the audience’s response: | “Do you believe parents should be able to choose the best school for their child regardless of their zip code or family income?” she asks. Her prepared remarks contain the audience’s response: |
| (YES!) | (YES!) |
| Luckily for her the audience plays ball, allowing her to deliver her next line: “Me too. And so does President Trump.” | Luckily for her the audience plays ball, allowing her to deliver her next line: “Me too. And so does President Trump.” |
| Turning to higher education, she says “the faculty, from adjunct professors to deans, tell you what to do, what to say, and more ominously, what to think. They say that if you voted for Donald Trump, you’re a threat to the university community. But the real threat is silencing the first amendment rights of people with whom you disagree.” | Turning to higher education, she says “the faculty, from adjunct professors to deans, tell you what to do, what to say, and more ominously, what to think. They say that if you voted for Donald Trump, you’re a threat to the university community. But the real threat is silencing the first amendment rights of people with whom you disagree.” |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.44pm GMT | at 6.44pm GMT |