Steve Bannon advised President Donald Trump to take extreme measures following the victories of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and a redistricting measure in California this week.

“Two things I would do,” Bannon told Politico in an article published Wednesday. “Number one, get [assistant Attorney General] Harmeet Dhillon and the Department of Justice come out and file a lawsuit against this scam [California Gov. Gavin] Newsom about this redistricting plan that went against the California constitution. I would have the Department of Justice file a lawsuit, I would go get a [temporary restraining order] immediately, and then hit this thing and drag it around for a year.”

“Number two, I would have DHS, the State Department and the Justice Department immediately look at Mamdani, who I am convinced did not obtain citizenship in a fair and honest manner, and I would put those two things in place,” Bannon added.

Steve Bannon has some advice for Donald Trump and they seem extreme.
Steve Bannon has some advice for Donald Trump and they seem extreme.

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The former Trump White House strategist’s call for a legal dispute and the promotion of a nationality conspiracy theory might not be surprising. The ex-convict claimed last November that he was persecuted by the law and warned Democrats that the persecuted (presumably Republicans) were about to become hunters due to Trump’s victory.

He is also a dyed-in-the-wool election denier who “was crowned the top peddler of false, misleading and baseless claims among political podcasts,” The New York Times wrote.

Bannon told Politico that democratic socialist Mamdani’s progressive populism was formidable and should set off alarm bells for Republicans.

“You will see a whole new group of mamdanis in these big urban cities because they are inundated with immigrants, right?” Bannon said.

The passage of Proposition 50, backed by Newsom, will redraw congressional districts in California to favor more Democrats in the House as a counter to GOP gerrymandering in Texas. A law firm Dhillon founded and the California Republican Party are leading a lawsuit against Proposition 50, claiming it is unconstitutional.

“Good luck losers,” Newsom’s office wrote on X.

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Mamdani was born in Uganda to a family of Muslim immigrants from India, but spent most of his childhood in Manhattan. He became a US citizen in 2018.

Some lawmakers are seeking to have his citizenship revoked, claiming he should never have been accepted because of his membership in the Democratic Socialists of America.

Watch the full Politico interview here.