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Trump adviser hails 'new political order' | Trump adviser hails 'new political order' |
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Stephen Bannon, chief strategist to President Donald Trump, has said that his election victory has ushered in a "new political order". | Stephen Bannon, chief strategist to President Donald Trump, has said that his election victory has ushered in a "new political order". |
He vowed at a conservative conference to bring together those of "wide and sometimes divergent opinions" in support of "economic nationalism". | He vowed at a conservative conference to bring together those of "wide and sometimes divergent opinions" in support of "economic nationalism". |
"We are a nation with a culture and a reason for being," the normally behind-the-scenes adviser told the audience. | "We are a nation with a culture and a reason for being," the normally behind-the-scenes adviser told the audience. |
He said the president was "maniacally focused" on pursuing his agenda. | He said the president was "maniacally focused" on pursuing his agenda. |
'Alt-right' leader expelled at conference | |
The former editor of Breitbart News Network appeared with White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday. | |
Mr Bannon repeated his attack on the media, describing members of the press as the "opposition party" who are "always wrong" about Mr Trump. | |
"I think if you look at, you know, the opposition party," Mr Bannon said, referring to the media. | |
"How they portrayed the campaign, how they portrayed the transition and how they're portraying the administration - it's always wrong," he told Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union, which hosted the conference. |