Story highlights Bannon highlighted Trump's executive orders on building a border wall and beefed up immigration enforcement policies

He also stressed the importance of Trump's moves to begin a "deconstruction of the administrative state"

National Harbor, Maryland (CNN) White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, in a rare public appearance, outlined President Donald Trump's agenda Thursday before an enthusiastic crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference.

"I think one of the most pivotal moments in modern American history was his immediate withdrawal from TPP. It got us out of a trade deal and let our sovereignty come back to ourselves," he said, referring to the massive Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement.

That decision, which he called just a first step in re-imagining US trade policies, was just one of three Bannon pointed to as the most important steps Trump has taken since becoming president just over a month ago.

On the national security front, Bannon highlighted Trump's executive orders on building a border wall and beefed up immigration enforcement policies. And thirdly, he stressed the importance of Trump's moves to begin a "deconstruction of the administrative state" by appointing individuals from the private sector to key economic Cabinet positions who will help strip down federal regulations.

Bannon joined White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus onstage at CPAC, which Bannon credited with helping launch Trump's political career. The two men discussed Trump's electoral victory, the administration's agenda and railed against the media together as they worked to dispel notions that they are rivals competing for power and influence within the West Wing.

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