to be the co-chief of staff running the white house and the agenda of the president. >> reporter: civil rights groups say the alt-right movement is just code for white supremists and antisemites. dann bannon says -- >> reporter: on the accusation that he's loosely embraced white nationalist, he told the hollywood reporter, i'm not a white nationalist, i'm a nationalist, i'm an economic nationalist. what is bannon says is that he is anti-globalist, anti-elite, anti-establishment, and that he's an economic populist because he believes that the system has hurt and hindered the little guy. it has nothing to do with race, religion or anything else. >> reporter: bannon jumped on the trump train early on, telling trump last year he was a big admirer.