Overview
- Steve Bannon, Trump's 2016 strategist, told Politico that Republican leaders will publicly back the president through the 2026 midterms before discarding him and the MAGA movement.
- He claims party elites are privately preparing a break to restore neoconservative and neoliberal priorities after the vote.
- Merkur.de reported the interview on Friday and presented the accusation as an unverified charge rather than a documented plan.
- Author Michael Wolff told The Daily Beast this period could mark the beginning of the end for Trump's political career.
- Coverage cites recent polling weakness for Trump and notes the Nov. 3, 2026 midterm date, with some analysis warning GOP losses could leave him a lame-duck president.