 In November 2017, Rees-Mogg met Trump's former White House Chief Strategist and "Breitbart News"' executive chairman Steve Bannon to discuss how right-wing movements can succeed in the United Kingdom and the United States.Rees-Mogg later defended the meeting when asked about it in an interview, stating, "I've talked to any number of people whose political views I do not share or fully endorse ... Inevitably politicians meet other politicians.Mr Bannon was the chief of staff to President Trump and is a senior figure in the Republican Party."