Bannon denies report he’s mulling 2028 run: ‘bullsh*t’

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon called “bullsh-t” on reports that he is planning a 2028 presidential run.

Despite reports and quotes from anonymous sources that the political strategist and former executive chairman of Breitbart News is “quietly making moves” toward a 2028 run, according to Axios, which reported that Bannon “adamantly denied” the idea.

“The MAGA godfather isn’t serious about becoming president — that’s not the point. Instead, he’s told allies he wants to shape the debate and pressure Republican candidates to embrace an ‘America First’ agenda — including a non-interventionist foreign policy, economic populism, and opposition to Big Tech,” Axios reported, citing “two people familiar with his thinking.”

Those sources claimed Bannon has been taking steps to mount a campaign, including expressing “interest in setting up a PAC that could spend money in midterm races and has talked with allies to see who might work for him.”

“Bannon appeared at events last year hosted by the Colorado and Georgia Republican parties, an indication he’s looking to curry favor with local organizers who play a role in primaries,” Axios reported.

“The Bannon campaign will merge the foreign policy of Rand Paul with the tax policy of Elizabeth Warren,” former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) said of a possible Bannon run.

But Bannon insisted he is focused on getting President Donald Trump re-elected, even though he is term-limited from running again. He indicated he is working on a book with former Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz, titled “Could President Trump Constitutionally Serve a Third Term?”

WE WILL MAKE A 3rd TERM HAPPEN FOR TRUMP…

We have to finish the job
-Bannon pic.twitter.com/4QDT2UTKcG

— Earth Hippy (@hippyygoat) January 10, 2026

“We don’t have a country if we don’t get every ounce of fight and energy from President Trump — you can drive a Mack Truck through the 22nd Amendment — and that’s exactly what I intend to do in order to save our country,” Bannon told Axios.

The outlet suggested Bannon is “looking to curry favor with local organizers who play a role in primaries” as he made appearances at events hosted by GOP parties in Colorado and Georgia.

“Bannon associates, familiar with his private comments on the 2028 election, envision a nontraditional campaign run from his Capitol Hill podcast studio — and without rallies in early primary states such as Iowa and New Hampshire,” Axios reported.

“One Bannon ally said the biggest ‘tell’ that he’s weighing a run is his cheerleading for a third Trump term. ‘When Trump doesn’t end up running, he’ll reluctantly say he must carry the mantle,’ the ally predicted,” according to the outlet.

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