Incident: As then-chief strategist for the Trump White House, Bannon lashes out at the traditional news media, calling it the “opposition party” and describing its short-comings in addressing the candidacy and election of Donald Trump. It might be noted that this interview was conducted with a reporter from and printed in the New York Times.
Date: Jan 26, 2017
Quote: “The media should be embarrassed and humiliated and keep its mouth shut and just listen for a while. […] The media has zero integrity, zero intelligence, and no hard work.”
—New York Times interview
