Steve Bannon predicts a constitutional crisis by summer | Morning Edition | NPR

Stephen K. Bannon says he is expecting a "summer like no other." The sometime presidential adviser is one of many figures worth watching to see what Trump voters, and occasionally Trump himself, might be thinking. And as the Trump administration completes its first 100 days, Bannon is anticipating a "constitutional crisis" and a battle over spending in the next hundred. He spoke with NPR in an expansive video conversation, which you can watch above. It was in the home studio from which he broadcasts War Room, a daily live webcast that is also a podcast. 0:00 - Steve Inskeep’s intro 0:42 - Interview begins 1:07 - Bannon on DOGE’s effectiveness 2:57 - Bannon says defense spending should be right-sized to reflect a new global role for the U.S. 5:49 - Bannon on why Trump’s tariffs have been on/off 7:08 - Bannon on tariffs and the U.S. economic relationship with China 9:39 - Bannon on why Voice of America should be defunded 11:32 - Bannon on how Trump’s first 100 days has changed the world geo-politically 13:22 - Bannon on Trump’s vision for America’s global role 14:33 - Bannon on whether there’s risk in dismantling an existing world order 16:54 - Bannon on Trump suggesting he’ll run for a third term 18:00 - Bannon on whether billionaires will actually look out for the working class 18:51 - Bannon says Trump is facing “judicial insurrection” 23:41 - Bannon on Trumps use of emergency powers to enact tariffs 25:20 - Bannon faults Congress for “selling us out” to China 26:49 - Bannon feels this Republican Congress is no better than others 27:22 - What Bannon wants to see in Trump’s second 100 days ------------------------------------------------------ Follow NPR elsewhere, too: • Instagram:   / npr   • TikTok:   / npr   • Facebook:   / npr