Steve Bannon names key figures in Trump's transition team after prison release

newsweek.com November 13, 2024, 05:01 PM UTC

Steve Bannon, recently released from prison, identified "five or six" key figures in Donald Trump's transition team, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, and Elon Musk. Trump won the 2024 election with 312 Electoral College votes and the popular vote. Trump announced Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new Department of Government Efficiency. Bannon indicated that tariffs will be imposed on countries with unbalanced trade deals, particularly targeting China. Bannon, who previously led Trump's 2016 campaign, stated he prefers his current influence over a return to the White House. He emphasized the importance of alternative media in the election's outcome.


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