“This is a crusade! This is a Holy War against the Deep State!” – Steven Bannon said at Turning Point event.
Nelson was escorted out of the conference after confronting Bannon. The incident took place at the conservative conference that featured a headline slot from Trump, who is the overwhelming favorite to clinch the 2024 GOP presidential nomination over DeSantis and the other Republican candidates. Several other MAGA figures, including Bannon, were also guest speakers at the two-day Turning Point Action event, but the Florida governor did not appear over the weekend.
Steve Bannon, who served as White House senior counselor to former President Donald Trump, spoke Sunday at the Turning Point Action 2023 Conference in West Palm Beach, Fla., and pushed what looks to be a common appeal to the GOP grassroots, which is that Trump is their instrument for retribution.
“We don’t have time for a diversion. We need to be focused right now on the election apparatuses in Wisconsin, Georgia, Arizona and get behind Donald Trump and get serious about taking this country back,” Bannon said.
“This is a crusade! This is a Holy War against the Deep State!” Bannon screamed. “Donald Trump is our instrument for retribution! … Donald Trump is our instrument for righteous indignation!”
Mr. Trump seized on his rival’s absence from the two-day event, which drew about a third of the Republican presidential field as speakers.
“I don’t know why he’s not here,” he said. “He should be here representing himself.”
In a statement on Saturday, Bryan Griffin, the campaign press secretary for Mr. DeSantis, shrugged off Mr. Trump’s criticism.
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