Former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon said in a new interview that Republicans would lose control of the House if elections were held today.

Bannon told The Associated Press that the GOP would lose up to 40 seats in the House, which he said could lead to President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE's impeachment.

Bannon touted the launch of his new political group, Citizens of the American Republic, as a possible aid to the GOP's challenges during the upcoming midterm elections.

“You can’t look at this as a midterm and you can’t run it out of the traditional Republican playbook," Bannon told the AP. "If you do that, you’re going to get smoked."

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“This is not about persuasion," he added. "It’s too late to persuade anybody. We’re 90 days away from this election. This is all about turnout and what I call base-plus."

Bannon said the group plans a media blitz of pro-Trump messaging on cable television, editorial pages of local newspapers and right-wing radio shows. Citizens of the American Republic will also advise Trump surrogates and offer GOP talking points.

Though he had a falling out with Trump last year, Bannon has recently sought to align himself closely with the president again.

Bannon, during the AP interview, also shrugged off the allegations that Trump stokes the fires of cultural wars, particularly with comments about women and people of color. The former Trump aide said that is his “house style” and said he trusts people can "separate out the signal from the noise.”

He also weighed in on possible Trump challengers in 2020, listing adult-film star Stormy Daniels's attorney, Michael Avenatti.

"[Avenatti's] a fighter and people are looking for fighters,” Bannon said. “He’s going to be a force in the primary for the simple reason that he comes across as what many of the Democrats don’t, which is a fighter.”