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.
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.
The White House confirmed Bannon's departure from President Donald Trump's administration on Friday.
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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