up. it's almost like he is inviting a cleansing fire to -- to just raise the edifice, raise the institutions. i think it's that dramatic. >> steve bannon is here. >> reporter: bannon's turns in the spotlight have not always thrilled his most famous boss who was reportedly annoyed when bannon showed up on the cover of "time" which trump clearly craves. he was pushed out of trump's immediate orbit, but never far away. >> i would love to know what advice you would give to donald trump if he didn't leave even after he lost because i saw hillary clinton -- >> you are obsessed with this. >> i am obsessed with it. >> wait a second. wait a second. because he is an insane narcissist. >> reporter: and since the uprising, bannon has been firmly in the losing candidate's corner. trotting out guests to insist it was the work of antifa and undercover federal agents.