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Steve Bannon’s obsession with this racist novel is just the tip of the iceberg

• Yes, Steve Bannon has repeatedly compared refugees from war-torn nations to the demonized depiction of immigrants in an obscure novel who eat their own poop and try to murder all white people.
• Bannon has repeatedly cited a racist French novel in defense of Trump’s ban on entry from certain Muslim majority countries, the Huffington Post reported.
• On at least four occasions, Bannon referenced Jean Raspail’s 1973 novel The Camp of the Saints to defend Trump’s immigration policies.
• In interviews and speeches, Bannon referred to “Camp of the Saints-type invasion into Central and then Western and Northern Europe” as well as a broader “global Camp of the Saints” scenario.
• When it comes to Bannon’s reading list, The Camp of the Saints is only the tip of the iceberg. Read more (3/6/17 8:18 PM)