Wasnt that what you were trying to do on Jan. 6?
Bannon asked, eliding his own alleged complicity in the events of that day.
To make Trump king?
Bannon speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 24 in National Harbor, Maryland.Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
I was there to protest the lack of an investigation.
Money is not courageous, Bannon offered.
He added, The wealthy arent taxed enough.
Watching Fox is like watching professional wrestling, Bannon opined, expressing his hatred for the Murdoch family.
They want you to focus on phony things, the shiny toys.
The lecturer quickly and apologetically switched to illegal immigrants.
I hate to say it, but Americans are lazy sometimes, the foreign-born immigrant said.
Respectfully, replied an American-born inmate, its our country to be lazy in.
I cant really say, the man replied.
I was selling drugs.
Youre going to go from the Supreme Court to prison.
Ronald Reagan, came one reply.
Those are good guesses, Bannon allowed.
But, no, it was John Gotti.
I better not see these on eBay, Bannon warned his acolytes.
Bannon asked one student who had abstained why he hadnt voted.
To this, Bannon said that the Constitution strictly forbids the use of military force against American citizens.
Guy Lawson is a longtimeRolling Stonecontributor.
His most recent book isHot Dog Money: Inside the Biggest Scandal in the History of College Sports.
