Bannon claims bipartisan leaders “put one over on Trump” as $1.6 B wall funding slips into 2018 appropriations bill

Bannon claims bipartisan leaders “put one over on Trump” as $1.6 B wall funding slips into 2018 appropriations bill The passage recounts well‑known budget negotiations and a quote from Steve Bannon, but offers no new evidence of wrongdoing, financial transfers, or illicit influence. It merely highlights political maneuvering around the border‑wall funding, which is already public knowledge. Key insights: Bannon remarks that Senate and House leaders helped Trump lose on the wall funding.; Trump reportedly told his son‑in‑law the wall was “gotten” despite the modest $1.6 B appropriation.; Republican donors Paul Singer and Charles Koch are mentioned as backing Speaker Ryan’s willingness to scale back Trump’s immigration agenda.