Bannon Deflects Criticism for Engaging California Governor in Podcast

Going on more conservative platforms won’t help him reach more Democrats, Bannon said.

Steve Bannon in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Sept. 18, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Conservative media personality Steve Bannon has dismissed criticism from some Republicans who say he shouldn’t have agreed to be a guest on California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new podcast.

“It’s very simple: I was there to move the project of economic nationalism and populism,” Bannon told The Epoch Times in an interview after the hour-long podcast on March 12.