Steve Bannon has a dire warning for Republicans -- rally around President Donald Trump. If you do that, you're going to get smoked," said Bannon, arguing that Republicans must redouble efforts against motivated Democrats. This is all about turnout and what I call base-plus - BannonThe effort is a test of Bannon's sway in the GOP a year after he was fired from his White House post. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. He said his efforts were independent of the Republican National Committee, the White House or a Trump-supporting super PAC.

Source: Fox News August 20, 2018 08:48 UTC