Ladies and gentleman Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon actually said this:
“Let them call you racist… Wear it as a badge of honor. Because every day we get stronger, they get weaker.”
Steve Bannon made that declaration, along with several other controversial statements while speaking Saturday to the National Front, an alt-right group in France.
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon speaking to the crowd attending the party congress for France's far-right National Front party: "Let them call you racist. Let them call you xenophobes… wear it as a badge of honor." https://t.co/veWU4gawYf pic.twitter.com/KnovkuDZXJ
— ABC News (@ABC) March 10, 2018
Bannon Unchained is the straight-up racist everyone always knew he was but studiously ignored—because not ignoring it would demand that we acknowledge that @realDonaldTrump is also a straight-up racist, as is his party, as are those who voted for him. https://t.co/4LSqMrvoDT
— Jeff Yang (#SXSW) (@originalspin) March 10, 2018
This guy shouldn't be let back in the US: Steve Bannon in France: 'Let them call you racists' @CNNPolitics https://t.co/1bXdNIu4Kd
— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) March 10, 2018
Trumpist Bannon told people to wear the racist label as a badge of "honor."
Former KKK grand wizard David Duke said he and Trump share the same message.
Trump said Nazis are "very fine people."
And Trump gets a parade?#resist #trumpparade #SaturdayMorning #ImpeachTrump
— Dr. DaShanne Stokes (@DaShanneStokes) March 10, 2018