Financial Times goes to lunch with Steve Bannon — ‘Trump is going to be in your head for a long time’
The former White House chief strategist on why he believes the Iran strikes were a win, his time in jail — and what Zohran Mamdani means for the Democrats
At 71, Bannon’s weather-beaten visage has seen better days. It has also seen worse. He spent four months in jail last year for contempt of Congress, having refused to co-operate with its inquiry into the January 6 2021 assault on the US Capitol. He escaped more jail time by pleading guilty to fraudulently diverting funds for his We Build the Wall non-profit.