Bannon World Turns Against JD Vance as MAGA Civil War Heats Up

"It's the holiday season and John Lennon may be on the radio, but the MAGA civil war that has dominated headlines over the back half of 2025 is far from over. Indeed, the coalition put together by President Donald Trump is only continuing to fracture, as two of its most prominent principals podcaster Steve Bannon and Vice President JD Vance appear to be increasingly at odds. While Bannon and Vance both hail from the Republican Party's populist wing, Bannon World is accusing the VP of forming a fist inside of his velvet glove. Over the last few days, Grace Chong, the CFO and COO of Bannon's media company, has launched a series of stunning attacks on the odds-on frontrunner to succeed Trump as the GOP's standard bearer."

"On Friday, Chong retweeted a clip of white nationalist Nick Fuentes excoriating Vance whom he referred to as jelly donuts over his positions on immigration and Israel, as well as his relationships with billionaires Peter Thiel and Elon Musk. The following day, Chong ripped into Vance over the Trump administration's response to the Somali fraud scandal unfolding in Minnesota. After Vance submitted that What's happening in Minnesota is a microcosm of the immigriation [sic] fraud in our system. Politicans [sic] like it because they get power. Welfare cheats like it because they get rich. But it's a zero sum game, and they're stealing both money and political power from Minnesotans in a post on X, Chong deemed his commentary word salad."

"Then, after Vance praised Nick Shirley for confronting potential scammers in Minnesota by writing that This dude has done far more useful journalism than any of the winners of the 2024 @pulitzercenter prizes, Chong pounced again, this time posting a picture of Vance and his wife with the caption We are going to f*cking do nothing emblazoned underneath their faces. Where is the DOJ/FBI Joint Task Force?? she asked in a follow-up post."

Public clashes between Steve Bannon's circle and Vice President JD Vance have intensified, driven largely by attacks from Grace Chong, Bannon's CFO and COO. Chong retweeted a clip of Nick Fuentes criticizing Vance over immigration, Israel, and ties to billionaires Peter Thiel and Elon Musk. Chong also denounced Vance's comments about a Somali fraud scandal in Minnesota as "word salad" and mocked his praise for journalist Nick Shirley by posting a photo of Vance and his wife with the caption "We are going to f*cking do nothing." Bannon shared Vance's tweet and added his own commentary about Shirley.

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