What is Steve Bannon?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Steve Bannon |image = File:Steve Bannon.jpg |caption = Bannon at the 2017 [[Conservative Political Action Conference|CPAC]] |office = [[White House Chief Strategist]] |president = [[Donald Trump]] |term_start = January 20, 2017 |term_end = August 18, 2017 |predecessor = ''Office created'' |successor = ''Office removed'' |office1 = [[Counselor to the President|Senior Counselor to the President]] |president1 = [[Donald Trump]] |alongside1 = [[Kellyanne Conway]]<br>(<small>[[Counselor to the President]]</small>) |term_start1 = January 20, 2017 |term_end1 = August 18, 2017 |predecessor1 = [[John Podesta]] {{small|(2015)}} |successor1 = |birth_name = Stephen Kevin Bannon |birth_date = {{nowrap|{{birth date and age|1953|11|27}}}} |birth_place = [[Norfolk, Virginia]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |spouse = Cathleen Houff Jordan<br>{{small|(divorced)}}<br>Mary Piccard {{small|(1995–1997)}}<br>Diane Clohesy {{small|(divorced 2009)}} |children = 3 |education = [[Virginia Tech]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])}}<br>[[Georgetown University]] {{small|([[Master of Arts|MA]])}}<br>[[Harvard University]] {{small|([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]])}} |allegiance = {{flag|United States}} |branch = {{flag|United States Navy}} |serviceyears = 1976–1983 |rank = [[Lieutenant (navy)|Lieutenant (O-3)]] }} '''Stephen Kevin''' ''''Steve'''' '''Bannon''' (born November 27, 1953) is an American campaign manager, businessman and media executive and former Counselor and Senior Adviser to [[Donald Trump]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/08/22/steve-bannon-trump-s-top-guy-told-me-he-was-a-leninist.html |title=Steve Bannon, Trump's Top Guy, Told Me He Was 'A Leninist' Who Wants To ‘Destroy the State’; The Breitbart executive director turned GOP leader boasted at a party about his goal of destroying the conservative