that was laughed at by anyone that heard steve talk about bannon. he's been saying he's a self-promoter a leaker. this was his coming out party. >> quite a party it was. i want to talk about some reporting you did earlier today. after days and days of waiting, steve bannon appears to finally understand just how much damage he has done to himself. he released a lengthy statement today to jonathan swan backtracking the comments attributed to him in michael wolff's book. he says he, quote, his support is unwavering for the president and his agenda. wolff, of course, quoted bannon as calling donald trump jr.'s meeting with russians at trump tower in 2016 treasonous. bannon's statement reads in part, my comments were aimed at paul manafort, a seasoned campaign professional with experience and knowledge of how the russians operate. he should have known they are duplicitous, couning and not our friends. those comments were not aimed at don jr.