Stephen Kevin "Steve" Bannon (born November 27, 1953) is the Assistant to the U.S. President Donald Trump and Chief Strategist[1] who since January 28, 2017, serves as a regular attendee of the Principals Committee of the National Security Council.[1] Prior to assuming those positions, Bannon was the chief executive officer of Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.[2][3] Before his political career, Bannon served as executive chair of Breitbart News, a far-right[4] news, opinion, and commentary website[14][15] which Bannon describes as the platform of the Internet-based alt-right.[16]