Steve Bannon Has Called His “Army” to Do Battle—No Matter Who Wins in November

Trump + Putin • JD Vance on Kim Jong Un • Misinformation O’ Clock [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Steve Bannon Has Called His “Army” to Do Battle—No Matter Who Wins in November Good morning. This week, James Pogue has a [deep dive]( into the philosophies that animate Steve Bannon, the far-right strategist, podcaster, and former Donald Trump aide, who is currently serving time for his role in the January 6 attacks on the US Capitol. Against the backdrop of NATO’s July summit—which took place days before Joe Biden exited the 2024 race—Pogue synthesizes the mechanisms of global power that obsess Bannon and others of his ilk. Bannon’s “restless” ideology goes way past Trumpism—and the election results, come November. “Bannon had once told me,” writes Pogue, “Trump is ‘a fucking moderate’ compared to the people who have made him into a symbol of systemic reckoning.” Elsewhere, Katie Herchenroeder [writes]( about an unofficial cohort of women running in downballot races and telling their abortion stories on the campaign trail: “Their lived experiences have collided with a unique and fraught moment in United States history.” Plus, Bess Levin has [the latest]( on JD Vance, who says we need a president who is willing to crack jokes about world leaders’ weight to their faces. Thanks for reading. —Meena Ganesan, senior editor [Image may contain: Steve Bannon, Face, Head, Person, Photography, Portrait, Art, Painting, and Adult]( [Steve Bannon Has Called His “Army” to Do Battle—No Matter Who Wins in November]( By [James Pogue]( [Bannon, a self-declared general of global populists, wants to break the world order. And he’s tapped into something much bigger than Trumpism.]( [Read more button](   [Did Trump Send Putin COVID Tests From His Presidential Stash While Americans Got Defective Imports?]( By [Katherine Eban]( [The White House COVID czar under Trump says his office did not transfer any tests to the Russian dictator, but there are several sources the president himself could have drawn from.]( [Read more button](   [Why These 2024 Candidates Have Told Their Abortion Stories on the Campaign Trail]( By [Katie Herchenroeder]( [In the first presidential election since the fall of Roe, an unofficial cohort of women are sharing their personal experiences. “I don’t have a background in politics,” one downballot candidate told Vanity Fair. “Then what happened to me happened.”]( [Read more button](   [JD Vance: Trump’s Willingness to Call World Leaders Fat Shows How Good He Is at Foreign Diplomacy]( By [Bess Levin]( [“Let’s be honest, Kim Jong Un hasn’t skipped many meals.”]( [Read more button](   [How Pete Buttigieg Stopped Elon Musk’s Childish Antics Like an Adult]( By [Caitlin Dewey]( [After the SpaceX founder spread misinformation about Hurricane Helene shutting down airspace, Buttigieg personally walked him through FAA regulations by phone.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2024 Condé Nast