Statecraft

Ex-Goldman Sachs banker turned Breitbart News exec who once said he didn't want his daughters 'going to school with Jews': Meet Steve Bannon, Trump's chief strategist

Donald Trump's new chief strategist is a former Goldman Sachs banker and Breitbart executive who has expressed repeated disdain for the Republican establishment - and was accused in court of antisemitism.

Steve Bannon, 62, landed the White House position on Sunday while outgoing Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus was appointed chief of staff. Bannon had also been viewed as a candidate for the position.

Bannon, who emerged as the leader of the alt-right during the last months of Trump's campaign, is an anti-establishment counterpart to GOP figure Priebus.

But Bannon's lack of gusto for the ruling class hasn't kept him from knocking on the door of two of the world's most exclusive clubs: Wall Street and Hollywood.