{"id":2523461,"date":"2025-12-20T00:02:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T05:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bannon-calls-ben-shapiro-a-cancer-in-turning-point-conference-speech\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T00:03:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T05:03:21","slug":"bannon-calls-ben-shapiro-a-cancer-in-turning-point-conference-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bannon-calls-ben-shapiro-a-cancer-in-turning-point-conference-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Bannon calls Ben Shapiro a &#8216;cancer&#8217; in Turning Point conference speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbannon-calls-ben-shapiro-a-cancer-in-turning-point-conference-speech%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2523461&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Steve Bannon harshly criticized conservative commentator Ben Shapiro during a speech at Turning Point USAS AmericaFest conference.Bannon called Shapiro a &#8220;cancer,&#8221; accusing him of being a &#8220;hardcore Never Trumper&#8221; who initially opposed Donald Trump in 2016 and later supported Ron DeSantis over Trump in 2024. He further <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald ...\">ben<\/a>-shapiro-masterfully-breaks-down-critical-race-theory-on-real-time-with-bill-maher\/&#8221; title=&#8221;WATCH: &#8230; Masterfully Breaks Down Critical Race Theory On Real &#8230; With Bill Maher&#8221;>accused shapiro<\/a> of prioritizing Israel over America and pushing for expanded Israeli interests, including involvement in a potential war with Iran. Bannon claimed Shapiro tried to take control of Breitbart media but was pushed out and predicted Shapiro might attempt to influence Turning Point USA,expressing envy toward its founder,charlie Kirk. The speech reflected ongoing ideological conflicts within the American conservative movement, which have intensified following the assassination of Kirk and have divided commentators over Trump loyalty and U.S. foreign policy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bannon calls Ben Shapiro a &lsquo;cancer&rsquo; in Turning Point conference speech<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2256908\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/steve-bannon\/\">Steve Bannon<\/a> derided conservative commentator <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ben-shapiro\/\">Ben Shapiro<\/a> as a &ldquo;cancer&rdquo; in a speech at <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/turning-point-usa\/\">Turning Point USA&rsquo;s<\/a> AmericaFest conference.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the second day of the conference, Bannon continued the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/horowitz-fighting-to-win\/\" title=\"HOROWITZ: Fighting To Win\">ideological war<\/a> between <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >major conservative commentators<\/a>, which had been sparked the previous day with speakers giving denunciations of one another. Bannon took his time on the stage to vent his anger against Shapiro, accusing him of not supporting President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4074958\/brown-mit-shooting-suspect-killed-himself-two-days-autopsy\/\">Brown-MIT shooting suspect killed himself two days before being found, autopsy shows<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4074900\/new-epstein-files-reveal-photos-bill-clinton-posing-unidentified-women\/\">New Epstein files reveal photos of Bill Clinton posing with unidentified women<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4074921\/watch-live-steve-bannon-tpusa-americafest-conference\/\">WATCH LIVE: Steve Bannon speaks at TPUSA&#8217;s AmericaFest Conference<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Steve Bannon speaks during Turning Point USA&rsquo;s AmericaFest 2025, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo\/Jon Cherry)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Benji Shapiro sat up here last night, and he was all, you know, I&rsquo;m going to you know, it&rsquo;s all about the truth. Ben, I&rsquo;ve known you a long time, brother, you can&rsquo;t handle the truth,&rdquo; he said, drawing a mixed reaction from the audience.<\/p>\n<p>Bannon described Shapiro as a &ldquo;hardcore Never Trumper,&rdquo; citing his initial criticism of Trump in 2016, followed by his eagerness to support Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) over Trump in 2024. He accused Shapiro of being &ldquo;Israel First,&rdquo; rather than America First, and claimed he wanted a &ldquo;Greater Israel,&rdquo; a vastly expanded Jewish state geographically. Bannon implied Shapiro and his ideological fellows were trying to drag Americans into another ground war, this time with Iran.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Ben Shapiro is like a cancer, and that cancer spreads&hellip; it metastasizes,&rdquo; Bannon said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He tried to take over Breitbart, and I ran him out of there,&rdquo; he boasted. &ldquo;And mark my word, he will make a move on Turning Point, because he&rsquo;s always been envious of Charlie Kirk.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4074921\/watch-live-steve-bannon-tpusa-americafest-conference\/\">WATCH LIVE: STEVE BANNON SPEAKS AT TPUSA&rsquo;S AMERICAFEST CONFERENCE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After a brief unifying moment, the assassination of Kirk has splintered the American conservative commentariat. Much of the animosity has centered on the assassination itself, with conspiracy theorists led by Candace Owens suggesting a grand conspiracy was at play, even going after Kirk&rsquo;s widow.<\/p>\n<p>The infighting has split the commentariat into multiple camps, divided among key issues such as support for Trump and the direction of U.S. foreign policy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bannon labels Ben Shapiro a &#8216;cancer&#8217; at Turning Point speech<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2523462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25354055054973.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5906,34595,69145],"class_list":["post-2523461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bannon","tag-ben-shapiro","tag-turning-point-conference"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25354055054973.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2523461"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2523465,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523461\/revisions\/2523465"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2523462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2523461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2523461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2523461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}