Senate GOP prepares for a war with Bannon

Senate Republicans are publicly and privately calling on Bannon to step back.

“I think he’s going to back off on that. He certainly should,” said Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), one of the Republicans Bannon hopes to knock off next year.

“He’s a smart guy, and he’s going to realize that’s unfruitful. Where he ought to be spending his time is going after those who are screwing up the country all these years, and they don’t happen to be Republicans,” the 83-year-old senator added.