Steve Bannon, the former chief strategist to President Trump and former head of the alt-right Breitbart News site, is eyeing Newsweek, The Post has learned.
Bannon’s interest in the 85-year-old magazine reflects his desire to get back into the news game, according to a person familiar with the Republican firebrand’s thinking.
Bannon met recently with top executives at Newsweek to discuss a possible deal — but was turned aside, sources said.
“He came calling recently and they turned him down,” said one source, speaking of Bannon.
Besides possible competition for the title, Bannon’s aspiration to own the legendary newsweekly has one big impediment — it’s not for sale.
“Newsweek is not for sale to anyone, including Steve Bannon,” a spokesman for Newsweek Media Group said.
But Bannon, ever the bulldog, is not taking no for an answer. He continues to gather intelligence on the troubled company should it go into play, sources said.
Newsweek Media Group, previously known as IBT Media, has been under scrutiny from Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance, who is probing the company’s financial ties to Olivet University, a small California evangelical Christian college, sources said.
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