During the last gathering of the conservatories in Washington, an event that attracted the attention of public and media opinion, there was a moment that turned on the political debate. The conference, which saw the participation of the representatives of the most important movements and parties on the right, was taking place following the scheduled program, in an atmosphere of waiting, especially for the scheduled final discussion of Donald Trump and the intervention by the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, Waiting for remote connection. However, the action of Steve Bannonwell -known strategist of the Trump campaign in 2016 and the key figure of the movement Make America Great Againcreated a havoc.
At the end of his speech, Bannon did a greeting that according to some recalls Nazi images and symbols, a gesture quickly widespread by Fox News It became viral on social media, triggering different reactions. Among these, the comment of Joshua Reed Eaklepresident of Project Liberal, who expressed his indignation on X, stating: “Nazism has officially taken over the Gop”, that is, the American Republican Party.
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One of the most significant reactions was that of Jordan Bardellapresident of the French Rassemblement National, led by Marine Le Pen. Bardella, who had been expected to the agreement to strengthen the links between the United States and France and discuss the success of the patriotic parties in Europe, canceled his speech in response to Bannon’s gesture, marking a strong distance from that action, which does not reflects the values of his party.
Bannon himself replied to Bardella: “He is a boy not a man. The mainstream media showed that I made the same gesture to the convention of the front National seven years ago when I made a speech from them. If he worries about this and he does it under a child, then it means that he is unworthy and he will never govern France “.
This accident also raised criticism about Giorgia Meloni’s participation in the event.
Italian politicians such as Lia Quartapelle of the Democratic Party e Enrico Villages Di Italia Viva raised doubts about his choice to intervene, questioning why he has not yet canceled his participation as a sign of protest. The reaction of the other European leaders compared to what happened has been diversified, but Bardella’s decision highlighted an important fracture on the front of the European rights, who traditionally showed a compact front in supporting the policies and figures promoted by Trump.
According to Susanna Ceccardi, MEP of the League, however, Bannon’s “Nazi” greeting would have been misunderstood. A bit like Elon Musk. “We cannot measure the gradation of the angle of the arm of every person who greets, it is ridiculous,” explained the parliamentarian who was in the room when the fact happened. “I have not seen any intentionality, he also showed the closed fist …”. In short: no Nazism. “The CPAC hosts many Jews and the memory of the Holocaust here is an extremely important theme”.
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