2016 Nov 14^th

Trump has appointed two major advisors to his administration: Heading the list is Steve Bannon whose title in the Trump administration is “Chief Strategist and Senior Counselor.” Reince Priebus, formerly Chairman of the Republican Party, in now Chief of Staff. It is apparent that Steve Bannon is not part of the staff of which Priebus is chief. The two are supposed to be equal partners. What a chuckle that is.

For someone who talks of “bringing the country together,” Bannon as an advisor is a curious choice. Bannon is the hero of the alt-right, a portion of the electorate that used to be called the fascist fringe. His appointment as a major Trump adviser is cheered by David Duke, former grand poo-bah of the KKK. It is interesting that while all the Republican politicians have enthusiastically remarked on the selection of Reince Priebus as White House Chief of Staff, there have been no congratulatory comments about the selection of Steve Bannon.

Bannon’s statements coincide with the views of the KKK to a remarkable degree. He is divorced and his former wife has custody of their children. She had filed domestic abuse charges against him but had, remarkably, refused to testify against him at the trial. Charges were dropped. Some intimidation is suspected.

Bannon had complained about his daughters attending a particular private school, claiming that he didn’t want his children going to school with a bunch of Jews. This bigotry has also surfaced when he commented about Bill Kristol, founder and editor of “The Weekly Standard,” by saying that Kristol was “A Republican spoiler and a renegade Jew.”

This bigotry is perfectly clear but there is more, bigotry is rarely confined to hatred against just one group. Bannon has said that feminists “are a bunch of dykes.” People who  support equal rights are “all about victimhood.”

This guy, who would ordinarily be found under a rock, is now “Chief Strategist and Senior Advisor” to the next president of the United States.

There is more: We have a curious group of Trump advisers, there are Bannon and Priebus, as I’ve mentioned…and then, additionally, we have Jared Kushner. To refresh your memory, Jared Kushner is the Jewish husband of Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivana.  She converted to his faith, so Kushner is seriously Jewish. Kushner has been a powerful force in the Trump campaign. Some believe Kushner is responsible for the diminution of Governor Christie’s influence because Kushner’s father, a real estate tycoon, was prosecuted by Christie for some offence and was sentenced to sometime in the slammer. So make no mistake, Kushner has clout. And now comes Kushner, this seriously Jewish gentleman very close to Donald Trump, to mingle with this seriously bigoted Steve Bannon, all to be refereed by poor Reince Priebus. What fun!