Trump's ex-advisor: You ignited the Iran war, now you criticize it?! Steve Bannon, former White House strategist and one of Trump's closest figures: Fox News anchor Sean Hannity shed crocodile tears last night and said the failures of the midterm elections were all because of the war. hey bro what are you talking about You promoted and created an atmosphere for this war every day with Lindsay Graham. You were the one who started this war, Murdoch's accomplices also promoted it.