(CNN) On this one thing there is agreement: America is under attack.

On everything else, Steve Bannon and John Brennan, both of whom issued over-the-top call to arms on the same day, fly in extremely opposite directions.

They both issued dire contradictory warnings about the future of the country on the same day: Brennan arguing that Russians have interfered with the US and were helped by the Trump campaign, and Bannon released a heart-pounding movie trailer that argues the media is bent on bringing Trump down -- and the November election is the only chance to save his presidency.

It's hard to believe the two men are talking about the same President.

Brennan is the former CIA director and current presidential critic stripped by President Donald Trump of his security clearance. Brennan's is the top name on what The Washington Post aptly described as an "enemies list" of current and former intelligence and law enforcement officials being reviewed by the administration.

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