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Steve Bannon Rebukes Marco Rubio Over Yarmulke Photo at Western Wall

Bannon used the image to advance unverified claims about IsraelQatar tensions, including a supposed Trump order.

Overview

  • Mediaite reported Bannon's Monday remarks from his WarRoom broadcast and highlighted a promotional tweet.
  • Bannon derided Rubio for posing with a yarmulke at the holy site alongside Mike Huckabee and Benjamin Netanyahu, calling it a "weak" photo op.
  • He asserted that President Trump sent Rubio to deliver a hard warning after what he described as Netanyahu "firing on Qatar" to target a Hamas negotiating team.
  • He further claimed Trump signed an executive order granting "Article V protection" to Qatar, a characterization not corroborated in the report.
  • He argued the United States should treat Israel as a protectorate and refuse support for a "Greater Israel" project if Israel does not align with U.S. expectations.