Trump adviser Steve Bannon has refused to testify to the congressional January 6 committee about his role in the Capitol insurrection. But he agreed to speak to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jennifer Senior – though when confronted he didn’t tell her the truth.

“He was definitely working the phones all day. And he was lying to me about it,” Senior tells Haaretz Weekly podcast host Allison Kaplan Sommer, discussing her recent profile of Bannon in The Atlantic.

Senior also talks about how the U.S. alt-right movement has fanned the flames of antisemitism, and how Bannon dealt with being profiled by a Jewish woman.

“He knew early on that I was Jewish and was therefore extremely awkward, almost clumsy, and trying to bring up how much he loved the Jews,” she says. “It was almost like that movie scene where Austin Powers sees a person with a mole and keeps accidentally saying the word ‘mole’ out loud. Like he was staring at me and thinking, ‘Jew, Jew.’“

 

Trump adviser Steve Bannon has refused to testify to the congressional January 6 committee about his role in the <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2022-01-06/ty-article/.highlight/no-mild-way-to-say-it-january-6-was-an-inflection-point-in-u-s-history/0000017f-edb6-d639-af7f-edf757bc0000">Capitol insurrection</a>. But he agreed to speak to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jennifer Senior &ndash; though when confronted he didn&rsquo;t tell her the truth.
&ldquo;He was definitely working the phones all day. And he was lying to me about it,&rdquo; Senior tells Haaretz Weekly podcast host <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/ty-WRITER/0000017f-da25-d432-a77f-df3f35bd0000">Allison Kaplan Sommer</a>, discussing her recent profile of Bannon in <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/07/steve-bannon-war-room-democracy-threat/638443/">The Atlantic</a>.
Senior also talks about how the U.S. alt-right movement has fanned the flames of antisemitism, and how Bannon dealt with being profiled by a Jewish woman.
&ldquo;He knew early on that I was Jewish and was therefore extremely awkward, almost clumsy, and trying to bring up how much he loved the Jews,&rdquo; she says. &ldquo;It was almost like that movie scene where Austin Powers sees a person with a mole and keeps accidentally saying the word &lsquo;mole&rsquo; out loud. Like he was staring at me and thinking, &lsquo;Jew, Jew.&rsquo;&ldquo;
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From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – a weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – a weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.

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From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – the Haaretz weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer. 

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – the Haaretz weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.

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