A TV interview has turned into a bigger political story after Steve Bannon claimed that Fox News host Maria Bartiromo's questioning of Kash Patel was not coincidental but 'sanctioned hit'. The moment came during Patel's appearance on Sunday Morning Futures, where he was pressed on election claims and later revealed he plans to sue The Atlantic over a report alleging misconduct.
Bannon calls interview a “sanctioned hit”Speaking on his War Room show, Bannon reacted to Patel's appearance on Sunday Morning Futures where Bartiromo questioned him on multiple issues, including President Donald Trump's claims about the 2020 election.
Bannon said the exchange appeared orchestrated. “Maria Bartiromo, that was a sanctioned hit yesterday on Kash,” he said. “I think somebody wants to know when Kash and the FBI are really going to start to ramp up here.”
He compared the moment to Sen John Kennedy sharply questioning former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem earlier this year, shortly before she was removed from her position.
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“He eviscerated her,” Bannon said, before adding that the Bartiromo interview felt similar. “When you see something like that, that’s called a sanctioned hit. That is signed off on,” he said.
“They’re trying to get some information out or trying to see exactly if somebody is really doing their job.”
