Overview
- Axios reported that two sources say Steve Bannon is laying groundwork for 2028, including exploring a PAC, discussing potential staff, and courting state party figures in Colorado and Georgia.
- Bannon dismissed talk of a campaign, saying he is focused on securing a third term for President Trump despite the 22nd Amendment’s two-term limit.
- He says he is assisting an Alan Dershowitz book due in March that argues a legal path for a third Trump term, a claim legal scholars widely dispute and that Trump has said he is not allowed to pursue.
- Bannon has expanded his footprint in Texas with a large Grapevine conference, plans to run his WarRoom show from Texas in February, and a focus on the state’s March 3 primary.
- Sources and on-air remarks indicate his goal is to pressure 2028 contenders toward an America First agenda, with critiques of JD Vance, Marco Rubio, and Ted Cruz and talk of a nontraditional effort centered on his podcast studio, though early handicapping rates him a long shot.