Steve Deace: Hell hath no fury like a Bannon scorned

Source: Conservative Review | April 13, 2017 | Steve Deace

“I could start the building on fire.” — Milton, Office Space

Devoid of any real policy achievements as the Trump presidency approaches its first 100 days, the White House is instead gripped by palace intrigue as players and insiders mysteriously rise and fall in and out of favor, like sniping factions in the politburos of old.

Reportedly the next head on the chopping block is none other than Steve Bannon, who in a manner of mere weeks has devolved from the Rasputin of the West Wing to Milton from the cult classic Office Space. With each passing day, like Milton in the movie, Bannon sees his proverbial cubicle banished further and further into the catacombs.

It’s gotten so bad for Bannon that Drudge, otherwise known as Trump’s Russia Today, is running unflattering pictures of him alongside stories of Trump publicly putting Bannon in his place. It seems the clock is about to strike Midnight on Sinderella (see what I did there?).

But if the Trump White House is smart — and everyday Sean Spicer remains gainfully employed it’s clear they’re not — they won’t take Milton’s stapler away. For if you fire Milton, he has nothing to lose. And when Milton has nothing to lose, he sets the building on fire.

Bannon doesn’t need Trump. He’s a millionaire, and has the ear of prominent Texas billionaires. He can go back to Breitbart.com and instantly reassert his relevance whenever he wants. And nothing would make him more relevant than turning into a Trump whistleblower.

Don’t think for a moment he wouldn’t do it, either.

As his former Breitbart.com employee Ben Shapiro once said, “Bannon is in this for Bannon.” And as the Trump White House signals it’s headed left under the influence of the president’s liberal daughter and son-in-law, a forced-out Bannon would have every incentive — not to mention cover — to sing like Sammy The Bull.

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A smart Trump White House would never let this happen, and give him something else to occupy his time. It would realize that however much trouble Bannon on the team is, he’s far more trouble for them as a free agent. Atop a click-bait empire, and nothing is better click-bait than the name Trump, good or bad.

But if you’ve ever read Trump’s Twitter feed for five minutes, you know four-dimensional chess isn’t really his thing. The Twilight Zone is his jam.

Thus, Bannon will likely soon be told “you’re fired.” Then, what will come next will be the best oppo dump, I tell you. You’ve never seen oppo dump like this before. There will be so much oppo dumping, you’re going to be sick of all the oppo dumping.

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