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Steve Bannon: “The EU was the first to start bitching and moaning about the…”

Featuring: Steve Bannon, Former White House Chief Strategist | National

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'Europe is no ally' Steve Bannon on Tariffs, Trump, and Total War

Published | Video Starts at 19:50

… in 80 years after World War II, we're now going to think about the hemispheric defense of the United States. This has massive implications for Europe. But the EU and The EU was the first to start bitching and moaning about the tariffs. They ought to look how these countries treat us. They don't treat us as allies and they particularly don't treat us as. People have been underwriting their defense for 80 years. (19:50–19:53)

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Asserts that the European Union was the first to complain about tariffs.

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