Article snippet: Senate Majority Leader "season of war" on the GOP establishment. Some conservatives are frustrated with Republicans in Congress, blaming them for recent failures to push through Trump-backed legislation. Many GOP leaders and campaign committees have expressed concern about funneling funds into primaries in order to defeat conservative challengers who might not be able to beat Democratic challengers in general elections. "Look, this is not about personalities. This is about achievement. And in order to make policy, you have to win the election," McConnell continued. Bannon last weekend went on to rip McConnell, saying he's been getting requests to find "the Brutus" to his "Julius Caesar," comparing the Senate Majority Leader to the Roman emperor who was stabbed in the back by his trusted friend. "Yeah, Mitch, the donors are not happy. They've all left ya. We've cut your oxygen off, Mitch, OK?" he continued. Bannon has backed a plethora of anti-establishment GOP candidates, most notably Alabama Senate nominee Roy Moore, in an effort to undermine establishment Republicans on Capitol Hill. Despite the harsh comments on his main point of contact in the GOP-controlled Senate, President Trump appeared to back Bannon on Monday. "I like Steve a lot. Steve is doing what Steve thinks is the right thing," Trump said. Trump backed Moore's opponent, siding with McConnell against Bannon, in the Alabama primary. "Some of the people that he may be looking at, I'm going to se... Link to the full article to read more