That is to say, if you thought Steve Bannon was a horrible human being, Sean Penn confirmed what you thought of him.
You might be wondering why Sean Penn is talking specifically about Steve Bannon - Trump's henchman, ex-Breitbart Editor and former Hollywood producer - but the fact is that Bannon and Penn knew each other back in the '90s.
Penn's first directorial effort, The Indian Runner, was financed and produced by Steve Bannon. At the time, Bannon had just left Goldman Sachs and was eager to break into Hollywood, thus helping Penn by funding his pet project.
The film wasn't all that successful, however his dealings with Bannon definitely left a bad taste in Penn's mouth. "Bannon was then, as he is now, simply another bitter Hollywood wannabe who went rogue by way of toxic narcissistic iconoclasm. But, deep in his heart, he’s just a conniving hateful bloated punk who despises mankind. And then there are also the bad things about him..."
Bannon was previously charged with domestic violence and battery and was one of the chief architects of Trump's failed Muslim Ban, so yeah, we get what you're saying, Sean Penn.
