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Renew Deal

(81,868 posts)
Wed Nov 16, 2016, 05:17 PM Nov 2016

Bannon's Ex-Wife: Bannon upset about "the number of jews" that attended a school he was looking at

for his daughter.

The ex-wife of Donald Trump's new campaign chief executive Steve Bannon claims Bannon made anti-Semitic comments while the couple fought over which private school to send their daughters to nearly a decade ago.
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The court declaration from the ex-wife outlined three separate anti-Semitic remarks that Bannon allegedly made as she toured some of the most elite private schools in the Los Angeles area for their daughters.

At one, Westland School, Bannon's ex-wife said he "asked the director why there were so many Chanukah books in the library."

Then after the couple toured Willows Community School, she said he "asked me if it bothered me that the school used to be in a Temple. I said no and asked why he asked . . . he did not respond."

Regarding another academy, The Archer School for Girls, the ex-wife claimed Bannon "went on to say the biggest problem he had with Archer is the number of Jews that attend. He said that he doesn't like Jews and that he doesn't like the way they raise their kids to be 'whiney brats' and that he didn't want the girls going to school with Jews."

Ultimately they decided to send their daughters to Archer — but only after a prickly email exchange between the couple, which was also included in the documents.
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http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/trump-campaign-ceo-steve-bannon-accused-anti-semitic-remarks-ex-n638731
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Bannon's Ex-Wife: Bannon upset about "the number of jews" that attended a school he was looking at (Original Post) Renew Deal Nov 2016 OP
It's OK. It's just Jews. (extreme sarcasm, with a multitude of eye rolls) Behind the Aegis Nov 2016 #1
Other than Breitbart Renew Deal Nov 2016 #2
That's where I would start. Behind the Aegis Nov 2016 #3
Bannon's anti-semitic remarks Hapstinna Nov 2016 #4
Seriously Dorian Gray Nov 2016 #6
He's filth n/t JustAnotherGen Nov 2016 #5

Behind the Aegis

(53,968 posts)
1. It's OK. It's just Jews. (extreme sarcasm, with a multitude of eye rolls)
Wed Nov 16, 2016, 06:14 PM
Nov 2016

Personally, I want an investigative reporter on his ass and see if he has any ties to anti-Semitic, white "nationalists" groups.

Behind the Aegis

(53,968 posts)
3. That's where I would start.
Wed Nov 16, 2016, 06:22 PM
Nov 2016

It is fascinating to start pulling threads on sites like that one. I have gone down the rabbit hole on a few "news source" sites, and when you get to the rocky bottom, it is usually quite revealing (Salem News is one of those sites).

Hapstinna

(10 posts)
4. Bannon's anti-semitic remarks
Wed Nov 16, 2016, 06:37 PM
Nov 2016

How does Bannon's view of Jews mesh with the fact that Trumps son-in-law is Jewish and his daughter converted?

Dorian Gray

(13,498 posts)
6. Seriously
Wed Nov 16, 2016, 09:17 PM
Nov 2016

I'd be pissed if I were Ivanka and Jared Kushner that their dad is appointing this guy to anything.

(I'm pissed and I'm not related to him or jewish.)

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