Steve Bannon sounds alarm over faltering Trump campaign

By Rob Crilly

Published June 26, 2020 4:00am ET

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Steve Bannon sounds alarm over faltering Trump campaign — In the excerpts from a new book, former White House strategist Steve Bannon alleged that Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with a Russian lawyer in June 2016 was "treasonous" and Ivanka Trump is as "dumb as a brick," among other things. (AP/Evan Vucci)

Among the allies urging the Trump campaign to change tack or risk defeat is someone who knows a thing or two about winning populist elections.

Former White House chief strategist and Trump 2016 campaign chief Steve Bannon has raised the alarm this week over a faltering campaign, speaking out publicly and privately for an end to a rally-based strategy, leaving Trump insiders to wonder whether he is maneuvering for a return to influence.

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