Overview
- Axios reports that Bannon has explored forming a PAC and discussed potential staffing as part of quiet preparations for a possible 2028 effort.
- He organized a Grapevine, Texas conference that drew about 750 attendees and plans a WarRoom: Texas deployment, with his show relocating to the state through February ahead of the March 3 primary.
- Bannon publicly rejects a personal bid and says his focus is enabling a third term for President Trump, including assisting an Alan Dershowitz book due in March that argues such a term could be constitutional.
- Constitutional scholars overwhelmingly say a third term is barred by the 22nd Amendment, and Trump has said it is likely not permitted.
- Reporting says Bannon is pressuring potential 2028 GOP contenders such as J.D. Vance, Marco Rubio, and Ted Cruz on issues including Big Tech, Israel, and AI, even as betting markets give Bannon minimal odds of winning the nomination.