Steve Bannon's Recruitment Tour Map
WIRED01__BELGIUM__ - __Mischaël Modrikamen__: Cofounder of the Belgian People’s Party. Helped establish the Movement.
WIRED02__ITALY__ - __Matteo Salvini__: Interior minister and leader of the anti-immigrant party Lega. Said his party would join.
WIRED03__UK__ - __Jacob Rees-Mogg__: Pro-Brexit conservative parliamentarian. Said he has no interest.
WIRED04__FRANCE__ - __Marine Le Pen__: Leader of France’s far-right National Rally. Met with Bannon but distanced herself.
WIRED05__GERMANY__ - __Alice Weidel__: Cofounder of the far-right Alternative for Germany party. Called the project “exciting” but then backed away.
WIRED06__HUNGARY__ - __Viktor Orbán__: Prime minister and leader of the nationalist Fidesz party. Praised the idea but hasn’t committed.
WIRED07__SPAIN__ - __Santiago Abascal__: Leader of Spain’s ultraconservative VOX party. Said to count his party in.
WIRED08__CZECH REPUBLIC__ - __Milos Zeman__: President of the Republic. Said “I absolutely disagree with his views.”
WIRED09__NETHERLANDS__ - __Geert Wilders__: Parliamentary leader of the anti-Islam Party for Freedom. Likes Bannon but hasn’t joined.
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