Posted on 10/21/2017 7:45:13 AM PDT by smileyface
Steve Bannon warned Friday evening that California might pose a "problem" to the U.S. by attempting to secede.
Couching his statement on California's status as a "sanctuary state," Bannon, President Trump's former chief strategist, contended that California's Democrats and "the lords of Silicon Valley" would attempt to flee like states did in the run-up to the Civil War if the policy isn't turned around.
"You are a sanctuary state," he told a crowd in Anaheim at the California Republican Party convention. "If you do not roll this back, 10 or 15 years from now the folks in Silicon Valley and progressive Democrats are going to try to secede from the union."
The issue of secession was settled 150 years ago, Bannon contended, adding, "And it's going to be a ... problem here in California."
California became a "sanctuary state" earlier this month, after Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill on that prevents law enforcement officers from "asking about immigration status during routine interactions," defying the Trump administration.
During his speech, Bannon touted "economic nationalism," contending that people who " "are working two jobs" "got screwed" while those profiting in Silicon Valley "think they get a special deal" by getting "all the benefits of a free society," according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
He blamed China for gaming the system in favor of "Silicon Valley, Wall Street, Hollywood and Washington, D.C."
Bannon, who is back at Breitbart News as executive chairman, also condemned former President George W. Bush, who just one day prior delivered speech widely seen as an implicit rebuke of Trump.
"There has not been a more destructive presidency than George Bush's," Bannon said.
Yeah, you’re probably right. I know he’s ginning up the base here.
But funny that no one ever mentions that the Dems won’t let CA secede.
Oh, you’re assuming it’s all about Mexicans and not the ton of white liberals that have lived in the cities for decades.
Nothing states that the secession movement is because of Mexicans. They may support it but I doubt they actually drive this.
Russia is funding CAlexit.
Feds will arrest the entire executive and legislative branch of CA and charge them all with treason.
Ford did win CA in 1976.
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