Steve Bannon gives solid advice to his supporters before his prison sentence

Steve Bannon has asked his supporters not to write him letters while he is in prison, instead urging them to use their time praying for their enemies and working toward “victory.”

The conservative media personality is expected to serve a four-month federal prison sentence. In 2022, he was convicted of two counts of contempt of Congress after refusing to comply with a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. He denied the accusations against him.

Speaking of his Crisis unit On Friday, Bannon explained to his supporters how he wanted them to spend their time while he was in prison.

He said, “Listen, pray for our enemies. Don't write me a letter at all. It won't be read. I'm not going to take a second to read your letters. I won't. Because you know why? I don't want you to take the time to write a letter. I want you to get to work.

“It's all about winning. There's no substitute for winning here. There's no substitute for winning. You know that. I know that.”

He continued: “Use your time, conserve your resources and use your time. And your time is not sending me a missive in prison that I'm not going to read. You know why I'm not going to read? Because I'm going to work. Besides my work in prison, what am I going to work the rest of the hours on?

“And that's why if you appreciate the show, if you appreciate the people who come here, if you appreciate the way we present it, there's two ways to show your appreciation: No. 1, redouble your efforts and even work harder.”

Earlier this month, a judge ordered Bannon to report to prison on July 1, following multiple appeals to have his sentence overturned.

In a last-ditch effort, the 70-year-old filed an emergency appeal with the Supreme Court, which was rejected Friday without explanation.

Last week, Bannon declared himself a “political prisoner” in an interview with Time review.

“I'm not afraid of that at all. I'm a political prisoner,” he said, adding: “I'm at war with the ruling class of this country. I've dedicated my life to this. I don't fear that having a social life.

Bannon said in the interview that he planned to spend his time in the prison library and anticipated that he would not “go out and be torn apart by the prison.”