Defiant Bannon vows to 'pour gasoline' on his war with the GOP establishment: report

A new report suggests that Breitbart boss Steve Bannon is unbowed by the humiliating defeat of his chosen candidate, Roy Moore, in the Alabama Senate race.

A "source close to Bannon" tells Bloomberg TV reporter Kevin Cirilli that the former Trump political strategist is as determined as ever to wage war against the Republican establishment, which includes plans to run multiple insurgent primary challengers against GOP incumbents in 2018.

"This doesn't stop Steve's war against the establishment, all it does is pour gasoline on top of it," the source tells Cirilli.

The right-wing Wall Street Journal editorial page on Wednesday called out Bannon for his decision to back Moore's campaign, and warned Republican donors and voters against supporting Bannon-backed insurgent candidates in the future.

"The Alabama result shows that Mr. Bannon cares less about conservative policy victories than he does personal king-making," the editors wrote. "He wants to depose Mitch McConnell as Majority Leader even if it costs Republicans Senate control. GOP voters, take note: Mr. Bannon is for losers."