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‘We’ll Take Down the Pope’: Steve Bannon’s Conspiracy with Epstein

Published February 15, 2026, 09:13
‘We’ll Take Down the Pope’: Steve Bannon’s Conspiracy with Epstein

Former White House advisor Steve Bannon attempted to undermine Pope Francis with the support of Jeffrey Epstein. Messages exchanged in 2019 reveal that Bannon was planning to “take down” the Pope, whom he considered an opponent of the nationalist movement. Epstein allegedly helped cultivate supporters for Bannon's politics. Bannon had strongly criticized Pope Francis, considering him an opponent of his “sovereignist” vision.