Article snippet: President Donald Trump's former chief strategist, did not hold back from criticizing the Republican establishment in his first television interview. Bannon, who has returned to his website, Breitbart News, was viewed as an outsider who helped shape Trump's populist agenda, and he famously feuded with the more moderate members of the administration as well as the Republican leadership in Congress. He took aim at Senate Majority Leader Paul Ryan. "They do not want Donald Trump's populist, economic nationalist agenda to be implemented. It's very obvious," Bannon said in an interview with "60 Minutes" that aired on Sunday. According to Bannon, McConnell asked Trump to stop using "drain the swamp" — one of his campaign mantras — on Day One of his presidency. Bannon said he plans to go to war with the establishment in Washington. "The swamp is a business model," he said. "The permanent political class, as represented by both parties ... you're not going to drain that in eight months. You're not going to drain it in two terms. This is going to take 10, 15, 20 years of relentlessly going after it." Bannon also said he'll keep fighting for Trump and his agenda. After Trump's comments about the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, caused a firestorm, Bannon pointed out that he was the only one who defended the president. When pushed by interviewer Charlie Rose why Trump did not immediately denounce neo-Nazis and white nationalists, Bannon doubled do... Link to the full article to read more