Ousted White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has told friends he wants to create a network that leans further right than Fox News, Axios reported on Saturday. It's unclear whether it will be a TV network like Fox News, or one that exclusively streams online.
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Bannon reportedly wants to start a network to the right of Fox News
This was also reportedly the final wish of ex-Fox News chief Roger Ailes, who died in May.
Steve Bannon.
The White House confirmed Bannon's departure from President Donald Trump's administration on Friday.
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Now that he's out of the White House, Bannon told Bloomberg that he was "going to war for Trump against his opponents — on Capitol Hill, in the media, and in corporate America."
Asked during his Tuesday press conference about Bannon's status in the administration, Trump said, "We'll see."
"Look, look — I like Mr. Bannon," Trump said. "He's a friend of mine. But Mr. Bannon came on very late. You know that. I went through 17 senators, governors, and I won all the primaries. Mr. Bannon came on very much later than that."
Three days after the press conference, Bannon was out.
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