“The media should be embarrassed and humiliated and keep its mouth shut and just listen for awhile,” Mr. Bannon said during a telephone call. “You were humiliated.”Of all of Mr. Trump’s advisers in the White House, Mr. Bannon is the one tasked with implementing the nationalist vision that Mr. Trump channeled during the later months of the campaign, one that stemmed from Mr. Bannon himself. Asked if he was concerned that Mr. Spicer had lost credibility with the news media, Mr. Bannon chortled. The media has zero integrity, zero intelligence, and no hard work.”Advertisement Continue reading the main story“You’re the opposition party,” Mr. Bannon said. “The paper of record for our beloved republic, The New York Times, should be absolutely ashamed and humiliated,” Mr. Bannon said.

Source: New York Times January 26, 2017 20:05 UTC