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Moynihan, Robert (January 31, 2017). "Steve Bannon, In His Own Words [Letter #6b]". InsideTheVatican.com. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
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"appeared to some to be"

Latest comment: 5 months ago5 comments4 people in discussion

the phrase "appeared to some as a nazi salute" seems uneccesarily ambiguous. It implies that only a small subgroup of people see it that way when it was widely seen as and reported as such, especially in the context of it being right after Elon Musk's similar actions. Neutrality is important but no need to attempt to be so neutral we downplay something that blatant. "appeared to be a nazi salute" or even "appeared to many to be a nazi salute" would be more appropriate. Aradiades (talk) 01:58, 30 November 2025 (UTC)Reply

"Some" is WP:WEASEL. Probably "some" editors here will argue for changing the phrase into "according to some sources, allegedly appeared to some as a nazi salute". --Hob Gadling (talk) 09:57, 11 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

Support "appeared to many to be a nazi salute" Czarking0 (talk) 15:59, 11 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

As shown in the yellow box at the top of the WP:WEASEL guideline section, "many" is also considered a weasel word. More sourced specifics are needed. Who are these 'some' or 'many', or possibly, what reliably measured fraction of viewers saw it that way? ... —ADavidB 19:16, 11 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

we can also call a spade a spade this is a good use of many Czarking0 (talk) 00:26, 12 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

Picture of Bannon with Jeffrey Epstein

Latest comment: 5 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Do they have any free public picture of Bannon with Jeffrey Epstein?? that could be used for this page.Muaza Husni (talk) 05:07, 11 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

Links to Epstein

Latest comment: 5 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

It turns out Mr. Bannon also had a close relationship with the infamous Epstein. He directly consulted him in emails and entertained the idea of bringing down Pope Francis!

Needless to say, all this new info needs to be added here ASAP. ~2026-62002-1 (talk) 19:39, 14 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

Agree. I would add “Bannon’s entire public political persona was revealed to be a fraud by the release of The Epstein Files during early 2026.”~2026-10872-30 (talk) 06:04, 18 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

His relationship with Epstein should have its own article

Latest comment: 4 months ago3 comments3 people in discussion

It looks pretty detailed, I say it deserves its own article VLWABC (talk) 17:13, 21 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

The section on that is fairly substantial, so I would support splitting it out - especially given the kinds of support that Bannon was offering. Anomalous+0 (talk) 11:19, 11 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

Support The depth of Bannon and Epstein's relationship is substantial enough to merit an entire article dedicated to it.

NesserWiki (talk) 04:31, 12 March 2026 (UTC)Reply