A quote published by The Atlantic and BuzzFeed News on Tuesday captures Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE campaign CEO Steve Bannon blasting the GOP during the 2010 midterm elections.

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In the audio, Bannon, who was the chairman of the right-wing news outlet Breitbart at the time, can be heard saying, "What we need to do is b---- slap the Republican Party," adding: "If we have to, we will take it over."

The clip comes from a 2010 interview on Political Vindication Radio, a conservative talk show in California.

Bannon has been a strong critic of the mainstream Republican Party and helped rally Tea Party conservatives against the GOP.

The Hill reported exclusively Tuesday that Bannon gave explicit orders to his staff to destroy House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.).

In December 2015, weeks after Ryan became Speaker, Bannon wrote in an internal Breitbart email obtained by The Hill that the “long game” for his news site was for Ryan to be “gone” by the spring.

And on editorial conference calls, the Breitbart chairman would often say “Paul Ryan Paul Davis RyanKenosha will be a good bellwether in 2020 At indoor rally, Pence says election runs through Wisconsin Juan Williams: Breaking down the debates MORE is the enemy,” according to a source who worked with Bannon at the news organization.

In August, he became a chief executive officer of Trump's presidential campaign after spending four years as the executive chairman of Breitbart.