Anthony Scaramucci Unloads on Steve Bannon- The Fifth Column

Anthony Scaramucci called Steve Bannon the worst person on Earth, a white supremacist who wants to isolate the country, return it to the 1890s, and push out black and brown people. He contrasted Bannon's ability to articulate far-right ideas with Trump's instincts, noting Bannon read Mein Kampf. Scaramucci argued America's lack of generational memory leads to cycles of crisis every 80 years, enabling figures like Bannon. He discussed his books, including 'Trump: The Blue-Collar President,' where he criticized Trump's immigration policy and press attacks, but acknowledged Trump's appeal to economically desperate working-class Americans. He cited NAFTA's impact, losing 65,000 factories, and his father's wages falling 26.12% in purchasing power from 1976 to 2016. He urged reconnecting people to the social contract to prevent populism.

Key takeaways

1. Scaramucci called Bannon a white supremacist who wants to isolate the country and return it to the 1890s.
2. He said Bannon read Mein Kampf and could articulate far-right ideas better than Trump.
3. He cited NAFTA's signing in 1993 leading to 65,000 factory losses in the US by May 2016.
4. His father's 1976 wages were down 26.12% in purchasing power by 2016.
5. He argued America's 80-year cycles of crisis enable figures like Bannon.

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Chapters

1. 0:00Bannon as the worst person
2. 0:52Bannon's white supremacist agenda
3. 1:19Bannon's appeal to Trump
4. 2:09America's 80-year cycles
5. 4:42Books on Trump and immigration
6. 5:21Working-class economic decline
7. 8:40New Mexico rally and NAFTA