Bannon: This could bring down Trump's presidency

[Vidal]

"Steve Bannon says supporters will turn when tax records reveal Trump’s ‘just another scumbag’: Michael Wolff"

This is a new article that discusses Wolff's book and what Bannon had to say about Trump:

President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist believes a thorough investigation will reveal his family business is a “semi-criminal enterprise” — and ultimately end his presidency.

The president is fighting congressional orders to turn over his tax returns, putting Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin in possible legal peril, and former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon said Trump has every reason to fear their release, according to excerpts from a new book reported by The Guardian.

“Trump was vulnerable because for 40 years he had run what increasingly seemed to resemble a semi-criminal enterprise,” wrote author Michael Wolff in his forthcoming book, “Siege.”

Bannon, who is quoted extensively in this book and Wolff’s previous White House tell-all, “Fire and Fury,” takes that even further.

“I think we can drop the ‘semi’ part,” Bannon told Wolff. Bannon said investigations into Trump’s finances will eventually cause his strongest supporters to turn on the president, when they realize he’s not nearly as wealthy as he claims to be.

In Siege, Wolff quotes Bannon saying investigations into Trump’s finances will cut adrift even his most ardent supporters: “This is where it isn’t a witch hunt,” Bannon said. “Even for the hard core, this is where he turns into just a crooked business guy, and one worth $50 million instead of $10 billion.”

“Not the billionaire he said he was,” Bannon added, “just another scumbag."

Link: https://www.rawstory.com/2019/05/steve-bannon-says-supporters-will-turn-when-tax-records-reveal-trumps-just-another-scumbag-michael-wolff/?utm_source=push_notifications

[Achilleaze]

1. Just Another Scumbag (R)

will be the epitaph on the grave of the republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief, and republican family-values role model.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

11. Actually, "trump" will become a swear word, esp if we use it as such: "Go Trump yourself, you ...

As in "Go trump yourself, you mother-trumping trump-wit."

[MrModerate]

24. I already use the word "trunt" fairly frequently.

I shouldn't, but I do.

[PJMcK]

30. Spell check is not your friend

(wink)

[olegramps]

23. It will not faze the extreme right, but could cook his goose with Independents abd swing voters.

The majority of the Republicans are in denial, and that ain't the river in Egypt.

[DeminPennswoods]

2. Bannon's not stupid

For all his xenophobia and misogony, Bannon is an economic populist and understands that mindset in Trump voters.

I've thought for awhile the reason Trump has been fighting investigations into his business and finances is exactly this reason. He sold himself to voters as "a successful businessman". If financial records show him to be a big phony, I do think his voters will be seriously disillusioned.

[Vidal]

3. I agree

you are totally right. this could be a big problem for the Big Cheeto

[Cosmocat]

14. Nah

he could have $0 in cash reserves, be be Jerry Sundusky's evil twin brother and live stream leading a 24 hour satan worshiping festival and it would not drop his "base" (republican support primarily) support by what you can count on your fingers.

Cause ... LIBERALS!!!!!!

[DeminPennswoods]

36. Even Nixon still had 1/4 of Americans

on his side when he resigned and after all the Watergate material and tapes came out. I think 25-30% is the floor for Republican presidents. The 20+% of voters polled who say they "strongly approve" is Trump's base and they will not leave him, but the balance, call them "Trump try'ers", are, imho, fall into the group who will end up disillusioned with Trump.

[Cosmocat]

38. I hope they can drop to even that point

just think this country has been brainwashed so much since Nixon, not sure we will.

[DeminPennswoods]

47. People forget that Haldeman came from

J Walter Thompson advertizing agency. He knew how to influence opinion.

[Vidal]

48. All Nixon's people

were manipulators and power hungry, with no ethics.

[Cosmocat]

49. I don't doubt it

but, they did not have the direct syringe into the arms of the zombies that the cons and 45 have today with the internet.

[Vidal]

51. Thank God

They would have found ways to abuse it even worse than Trump and his flunkies are doing.

One thing you have to admit about Nixon and his people: they were VERY smart. Much smarter than Trump's crew of idiots.

[NEOBuckeye]

19. He's not entirely stupid, but he's also not that bright either.

This coming from a man who believed Europe was ready for another round of fascism when the recent EU election returns said otherwise.

Bannon is the type of guy who thinks 2+2 is really 5 and portrays himself as some kind of sinister genius because of it.

[Whiskeytide]

52. I've just read Malcolm Nance's book ...

... “The Plot to Destroy Democracy”, and he mentions Bannon quite a bit. He also discusses in detail the inroads the alt-right, neo-nazi, anti-immigrant, nationalistic organizations and political parties have made in Europe over the last two decades. It is more than a little frightening how much control they have acquired. The shit we're dealing with now has been the political landscape in many European countries for a long time.

So Bannon may or may not be a smart guy. But he was not completely off base when he postulated that Europe might be ready for an ultra conservative leaning makeover.

[Vidal]

56. Agree

Unfortunately he may be a lot smarter than most people think, and he is trying to disrupt European politics.

[Scarsdale]

4. So, voters were not

turned off by his lack of morals, lack of character, lack of "class" or even lack of intelligence? However finding out that he is not super wealthy will be a big turnoff? Says a lot about his supporters, doesn't it? Bannon always looks as though he needs a good hosing down. He never looks clean or well put together. Franklin Graham was organizing a prayer day for tRump, since he is besieged by the democratic pols. I wonder how that went? I imagine donations were required to the Graham scam. Franklin might need a newer model jet plane. These religious scam artists must be getting something from their support of a man who breaks every one of their moral rules.

[Botany]

5. Trump is not a billionaire and he might not even be a millionaire it is all a big con

And there was Russian money behind "The Apprentice" in order to sell the meme
that Donny was some genius billionaire business tycoon to the rubes.

[jmowreader]

25. Trump is probably a "paper billionaire"

At least by his own accounting standards. If Trump has his name on the master deed to a $1 billion building, but his equity in the place is $100,000, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles would say Trump’s net worth has been enriched by $100,000. Trump claims the whole billion.

The reality is my net worth is probably higher than Trump’s, and I have no real estate.

[Vidal]

31. Good point

we know Trump has a history of fudging the numbers, so the truth could be very embarrassing for Trump. let's hope.

[Dave Starsky]

37. Trump doesn't even know what numbers mean.

He just knows some numbers sound impressive, like "millions", "billions"... He just slaps a random digit on the front, and he's good to go.

Whenever he describes the count of something, whether it be angry Democrats or how many electoral votes he got, it's NEVER the same number twice.

I seriously doubt he can add two numbers between 20 and 70 in his head.

[Vidal]

41. LOL

you may be right

[Dave Starsky]

58. I know I'm right.

Back in 2006, Howard Stern had Trump, Ivanka, and Don Jr. on his show. Since Trump purports to have gone to Wharton business school, and the whole family is portrayed as being business geniuses, Howard asked them all what 17 times 6 is. They all hemmed and hawed and stalled for time, but none of them could answer the question. Ivanka finally said the problem wasn't "business relevant". At last, Donald Senior, realizing how stupid his family looked on national television and/or radio, blurted out an answer in attempt to change the subject: "1,112".

[Wounded Bear]

6. I fear that is wishful thinking...

I'll believe it when it happens.

[AlexSFCA]

7. give me a break

the last thing his supporters care about is his tax return. As long as he maintains his open racism, they’ve got his back.

[Cosmocat]

50. YEP

the simple, unavoidable truth.

[bullwinkle428]

8. I'm sorry; I don't see the large majority of Trumpanzees turning

on him because of this revelation. Some will just claim "fake news", while others simply won't care even if they fully believe the news to be true.

[Vidal]

9. The only important thing is swing voters

is for all the remaining "swing" voters to turn against him and come out and vote so he gets smashed in 2020 by at least 20%. The Trumpsters are only about 35% of America and you are right, they will never turn on him.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

10. Note he says tRump core will turn only on the fakeness of his wealth, not the illegality. . . . nt

[pdsimdars]

12. As they say, your lips to God's ears.

[Kurt V.]

13. bannon underestimates the trump cult.

[Cosmocat]

15. YEP

nm

[Vidal]

16. which is weird

because he was a cult leader for a long time

[Kurt V.]

55. he's probably jealous bc trump does it so much better.

[Vidal]

57. Maybe

Trump has a knack for being a conman and getting people to trust his lies, which Bannon doesn't seem to have.

[SunSeeker]

17. Oh please. The only way they'll turn on Trump is if he stops being a racist.

And that will never happen.

[Texin]

18. His supporters already know he's "just another scumbag." They just don't care.

He's THEIR scumbag, and they're just like him (or want to be).

[oldsoftie]

20. I've said from day ONE that he's not afraid of Russians in his taxes, its lack of income.

His whole image is tied to Mr Big Successful Businessman, and if its shown that he only made 400k in '15 he'll look like a chump

[peggysue2]

21. This is the scumbag that . . .

Steve Bannon praised to the rooftops and then attempted to ride the illegitimate glide path into the WH for his own purposes, as in Burn the House Down.

A scumbag calling out another scumbag. Perfect!

[calimary]

22. I hope something does.

[saidsimplesimon]

26. Brava Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Keep up the great work of the drip, drip, drip on the way to expose the emperor as he is disrobed one garment at a time. Building to a finale, exposing the lies for the media and the American public.

[empedocles]

28. Agreed

[Vidal]

42. She is torturing him

I really believe this. Pelosi is destroying Trump little by little, day by day.

In Nancy I trust.

[SergeStorms]

27. There is no "semi-criminal".

There is either criminal, or not criminal. Donald Trump and his family's businesses are criminal enterprises. Donald Trump committed multiple crimes by obstructing justice. It's now up to the House of Representatives to begin impeachment proceedings. Immediately.

[Vidal]

34. you are right, but

i think what's more important is to get the truth out and let the 2020 election bury Trump. Then after he leaves office he can be indicted, arrested, put on trial, found guilty and go to jail.

[SergeStorms]

54. Oh, I want that too!

But I also want the orange asshole impeached. Force the republican senators to go on record as covering up for a criminal enterprise. Dare them! Up to now they've had it pretty easy. All they do is sit back and do nothing. Force them to go on record about this!

Then, after Trump is impeached, let the other charges cascade down upon him and lock his criminal, cruel, lying ass up. For life!

[empedocles]

29. As of 12:13p DJIA seems to lean Bannon's way - down 344, back to 25,000 level.

[saidsimplesimon]

33. Marketwatch has a couple of interesting articles.

Stocks fall after Mueller delivers farewell. They are still closing above 24,000. How are retirement investment portfolios doing is what seniors near retirement or in retirement should consider?

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/stock-market-falls-as-mueller-set-to-make-lengthy-and-substantial-statement-on-russia-probe-2019-05-29?mod=mw_quote_news

Stock market extends fall as Mueller says charging president was 'not an option we could consider'
Published: May 29, 2019 11:23 a.m. ET

Mark DeCambre


https://www.marketwatch.com/articles/rare-earth-metals-china-trade-weapon-51558622125?mod=mw_quote_news

China Has a Trade Weapon

May 29, 2019

Al Root

[Vidal]

35. Interesting

stock market doesn't like uncertainty

[lpbk2713]

32. Hope springs eternal ...

I hope Trump and everyone around him go down in shame.

[Dawson Leery]

39. It will cost him a few points. Every point against him helps us defeat him.

Trump's floor is about 38%. America is divided in ways that it was not in Nixon's (27%) and Dubya's (28%) times.

[Vidal]

43. Agree

"Every point against him helps us defeat him."

that is the key thing. Winning in 2020.

[Dawson Leery]

60. If his disapproval hits the upper 50's in the Fall of 2020.

it will be a double digit landslide loss for the GOP.

[itcfish]

40. I Fear Nothing

can bring down Teflon Don

[Scurrilous]

44. K&R

[jayfish]

45. Here's a question.

Why was he allowed to run a criminal enterprise for 40 years unencumbered by interference from local, state or federal law enforcement?

[Ilsa]

46. No stealing my question!

How many palms of authorities did he grease while those authorities threatened loss of job to anyone wanting to do the right thing? How many mafioso types were involved?

[Skittles]

53. LOL, as if Trump supporters don't already know he is a scumbag

[BootinUp]

59. Bannon's Done with him, lol. Nt