August 20, 2020

The Steve Bannon story

Guardian - When he was at the height of his power in Donald Trump’s presidential court, Steve Bannon likened himself to Thomas Cromwell, arch-schemer and right-hand man to England’s King Henry VIII. It is worth noting that Cromwell was publicly beheaded. The arrest of Bannon on Thursday is less dramatic, but likewise marks a steep fall from grace for a man who once piqued Trump by starring on the front cover of Time magazine with headlines “The Great Manipulator” and “Is Steve Bannon the Second Most Powerful Man in the World?”

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