Former Chief Strategist to President Trump, Steve Bannon called out a number of prominent Republicans in a rant recently.

According to The Hill:

Stephen Bannon is ratcheting up his war on the Koch network, accusing the billionaire brothers of running “a conscious scam” and a “con job.”

He also has a warning for Republican candidates in November’s midterm elections who might be thinking of distancing themselves from President Trump: Don’t do it. 

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Bannon, a long time foe of establishment Republicans, says Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) “should have been removed” as soon as he announced his decision not to seek reelection and is “retiring very simply because he never supported President Trump.”

White House chief of staff John Kelly, whose arrival at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. was soon followed by Bannon’s departure, is someone whose power is “definitely diminished” and who is chief of staff in name only — despite reportedly having accepted Trump’s offer to stay through 2020.

Bannon stated that all GOP candidates need to follow the president’s lead if they want to be successful moving forward.