Bannon takes swipe at Bush over Trump jabs
By Reuters
22 October 2017 |
12:00 pm
Former chief White House strategist Steve Bannon took a swipe at former President George W. Bush on Friday, saying the 43rd president embarrassed himself in a speech that was critical of current President Donald Trump.
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