Steve Bannon, ex-adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, has laid out an aggressive plan for his former boss’s first 48 hours back in the Oval Office.
Speaking with Donald Trump Jr. on his Triggered podcast, Bannon described a blitz of executive orders, mass deportations and a direct confrontation with Washington lawmakers.
“I think it’s Homan and Miller on everything,” Bannon said, referencing former acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Tom Homan and Trump’s former policy adviser Stephen Miller. “We deal in 50 or 60 executive orders regarding that. I think it’s also on the economy. I think it’s immediate—you cap everything in executive order immediately. Full stop.”
Newsweek reached out to Bannon for further comment on Friday.
Bannon said Trump’s team would work with the House of Representatives to lock in a new budget on Day One. “[Peter] Navarro, you know, all the National Economic Council, everybody coming together for the plan, working with the House on appropriations to get a budget for President Trump immediately,” he said.
Immigration would be a central focus of Trump’s first 48 hours, according to Bannon. He said Trump should call for a summit with leaders from Latin American countries, either at Mar-a-Lago or in the Rio Grande Valley, to lay the groundwork for mass deportations.
“On the invasion of the southern border—that also, to me, should be in the first 48 [hours],” Bannon said. He described it as part of a larger plan to address illegal immigration with urgency and coordination.
Steve Bannon, left, shares his thoughts on the first days of the incoming Trump administration during an appearance on Donald Trump Jr.’s “Triggered” podcast, laying out what he described as a “muzzle velocity” approach to… Steve Bannon, left, shares his thoughts on the first days of the incoming Trump administration during an appearance on Donald Trump Jr.’s “Triggered” podcast, laying out what he described as a “muzzle velocity” approach to governing. Rumble
Bannon also emphasized Trump’s role as the key decision-maker in what he referred to as “the Third World War,” suggesting Trump would be directly involved in major global decisions. “I think we gotta put—he should be in the room with the key decision-makers in the Third World War to shut it—shut down the kinetic part right away.”
The former Trump adviser also proposed a dramatic shift in tone for the president-elect’s inaugural address. He suggested that Trump begin with a traditional speech before turning around to face lawmakers directly.
“I strongly recommend halfway—just pivot the podium and turn to the political class of Washington, right, with the people to his back,” Bannon said. The moment would be used to deliver a direct message to Congress, with Trump ticking off his key objectives “bang, bang, bang” in quick succession.
In addition to executive orders, Bannon suggested that Trump should quickly summon Congress back into session. “Maybe the next day or the day after, call Congress back. He goes up there, he lays that—he gives us an argument,” he said. This approach would ensure that lawmakers are forced to respond to Trump’s agenda at the outset of his presidency.
Bannon concluded with a bold promise about the pace and intensity of Trump’s early days in office. “100 days, we’re going to hit it with muzzle velocity, and I think this country is going to be saved.”
Known for his hard-line populist views and support for nationalist policies, Bannon played a key role in shaping Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and early presidency. Before his time in the White House, Bannon was executive chairman of Breitbart News. Since leaving the Trump administration in 2017, Bannon has remained a prominent voice in right-wing media, hosting the War Room podcast, on which he continues to advocate for far-reaching political and cultural change.
In late October, Bannon was released from prison after serving four months for defying a congressional subpoena related to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Upon the end of his sentence, the former Trump adviser resumed his media activities.
