--- title: Donald Trump: What to Know About Campaign CEO Steve Bannon description: Bannon is the former executive editor of Breitbart News, a right-wing media outlet that has supported Trump. canonical: https://time.com/4455686/who-is-stephen-bannon-trump/ author: Daniel White article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-08-17T13:22:06.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T04:01:35.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: 5 Things to Know About Donald Trump's New Campaign Chief Steve Bannon og:description: Bannon is taking a leave of absence from his job as executive editor of Breitbart News og:url: https://time.com/4455686/who-is-stephen-bannon-trump/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcbb5ef8aa827d96c/6988a2a097cdff0ef66ad76e/stephen-bannon.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: SiriusXM's Coverage Of The Republican National Convention Goes Gavel-to-Gavel On Wednesday, July 20 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 5 Things to Know About Donald Trump's New Campaign Chief Steve Bannon twitter:description: Bannon is taking a leave of absence from his job as executive editor of Breitbart News twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcbb5ef8aa827d96c/6988a2a097cdff0ef66ad76e/stephen-bannon.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 5 Things to Know About Donald Trump's New Campaign Chief Steve Bannon > Sponsored content. 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Kirk Irwin—SiriusXM/Getty Images by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Updated: Dec 13, 2023 4:01 AM UTCPublished: Aug 17, 2016 1:22 PM UTC Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is [shaking things up](http://time.com/4455599/donald-trump-campaign-shakeup-stephen-bannon/?xid=homepage) by hiring Stephen Bannon, a top executive from the right-wing media outlet Breitbart News, as the Republican’s top gun. Bannon will become the campaign’s chief executive, while current campaign chairman [Paul Manafort](http://time.com/4438707/donald-trump-paul-manafort-primary-endorsements-conflict/) will retain his title, according to the _Associated Press_. The hire comes as support of Trump is dipping in the polls could signal an embrace of Trump’s aggressive style, rather than commit to appealing to a broader constituency and toning things down. Bannon has been an investment banker, conservative filmmaker and a naval officer before his time at Breitbart. Here’s what you need to know about him: **He held a tight reign on Trump coverage at Breitbart.** Pro-Trump coverage at Breitbart was a mandate enforced harshly by Bannon, according to a _Vanity Fair_ report in March. Bannon had final approval of stories written about the billionaire and frequently exercised his veto power. Tension arose when former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski [was accused of assaulting Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields](http://time.com/4374711/donald-trump-corey-lewandowski-leaves/) at a rally. Bannon became the executive editor at Breitbart following the 2012 death of Andrew Breitbart, founder the of the site. **He owns a stake in** **_Seinfeld_** **.** Bannon worked for Goldman Sachs as an investment banker, until founding his own firm Bannon & Co. Through the firm, he negotiated the sale of Castle Rock Entertainment to Ted Turner, which made him a stakeholder in the popular sitcom _Seinfeld_. [Royalties from the show](http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/graphics/2015-steve-bannon/) have funded some of Bannon’s recent ventures, according to _Bloomberg_. **He co-founded the Government Accountability Institute in 2012.** The conservative group published the 2015 book _Clinton Cash_, which investigates donations made to the Clinton Foundation by foreigners, Bill and Hillary and from paid speeches. **He is a critic of the Republican establishment.** Bannon has been outspoken in his dislike of the GOP political establishment, telling a 2013 crowd in Washington D.C. that he didn’t believe in a [“functional conservative party”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMZFfxFl53k) in the U.S. and that the Republicans certainly weren’t that. **He financed a Sarah Palin documentary.** Bannon [put up $1 million dollars](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sarah-palin-movie-undefeated-be-192338) to finance “The Undefeated,” a 2011 film about Palin’s political journey, according to the Hollywood _Reporter_. 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