When Donald Trump disappointed the 323.1 million Americans, at least half of them by winning the 45th US Presidential election, the biggest question was 'who's going to be his Chief Strategist of Donald Trump?'. ‘Chief Strategist’ wasn’t any position in the White House earlier. However, the newly elected President created this post in his term. Later on, he appointed Steve Bannon to fulfill the open position.
But, what lead the question rise to the surface and gain so much attention? Well, if you're not aware, then one of the first things that President Trump did was to shake the White House by introducing some changes in the staff- firing few of the old ones, hiring some new people, and creating new positions. So, the ongoing debate was, who would be appointed as the first Chief Strategist of White House and President Trump?
Luckily, we all got the answer pretty soon as Mr. Trump announced Steve Bannon to be the lucky man.
Now, getting into the depth about Steve Bannon, below are a few queries that people had. We’ll answer them one-by-one.
Who Is Steve Bannon?
Steve Bannon, born on November 27, 1953; he is a renowned American Media Executive. He has been a versatile professional with several feathers in his hat. Presently, he is the Executive chairman of Breitbart News which he rejoined after resigning from his post of White House Chief Strategist on August 18, 2017.
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Steve Bannon Net Worth
Steve Bannon's net worth, as of 2016 was estimated to be 10 million dollars. No one knew how much he got paid being Donald Trump's Chief Strategist. According to a financial disclosure in 2017, Steve Bannon's net worth was in between $9.2 million to $48 million. Bannon's largest individual holding is worth $5 million and $25 million, in his firm Bannon Strategic Advisor. His other source of income is through real-estate properties and his holdings in Entertainment companies.
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Steve Bannon Goldman Sachs
As soon as he left his military job, Steve Bannon and Goldman Sachs were connected after Steve joined Goldman Sachs as an Investment Banker. By the time he left, he was the Acting Vice-President of Goldman Sachs.
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Steve Bannon's History
Steve Bannon was previously an officer in the United States for seven continuous years during late 1970's, and early 1980's. He later got into investment banking and joined Goldman Sachs, holding a position in the Merger and Acquisition department. By the time he left Goldman Sachs, he was in a high-level position of Vice-President. Later in the year 1993, he joined as an Acting-Director of Biosphere 2. Bannon has also produced 18 Hollywood films in between 1991-2016 after becoming an executive producer in Hollywood in the 1990's. In 2016, he joined Breitbart News and again rejoined it in August 2017 after resigning from White House as Chief Strategist.
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