Stephen Bannon promised President Trump that he was “going off the chain” to attack GOP donor Paul Singer, a financial backer of the publication that reportedly helped fund the research that led to a controversial dossier linking Trump to Russia, Axios reported Sunday.Bannon reportedly called Trump on Friday night after news broke that the Washington Free Beacon had originally funded the anti-Trump research that eventually led to the dossier. Singer funds the conservative publication.
Bannon reportedly told Trump he had wanted “to set things right with Singer and his entire crew” for a long time.
Singer, a hedge fund billionaire, is also a top donor for the Republican party and donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration.
The Washington Examiner first reported Friday that the Washington Free Beacon paid Fusion GPS, the firm that produced the dossier, for anti-Trump research. That research eventually led to the dossier.
The Beacon said it had requested opposition research on several Republican candidates and denied any connections to the dossier.
Attack Dog
Stephen K Bannon would likely embrace the title of attack dog. He was an early supporter of Donald Trumps’s candidacy and was key player in his administration as Chief Strategist. His departure from the President’s Cabinet was perceived as both a blow to the President and as a wild card to the political landscape. As Chief Strategist, Stephen K Bannon’s actions would be directly tied to the President. Now that the attack dog is running loose, it is not easy to blame Trump for Bannon’s actions. As a “mad dog”, Bannon has attacked main stream Republicans with impunity and has shaken the landscape of the Republican establishment. Who let the dog out?
