Since his ousting from the White House, former Chief Strategist Steve Bannon has returned to chair Breitbart News — and according to a new Politico report, has maintained something of an extravagant lifestyle for himself.

The report describes the post-White House lives of several staffers — from Reince Priebus to Mike Flynn — who were jettisoned from the Trump administration in its first year. That includes Bannon, who as well as returning to Breitbart has set off on a war path against establishment members of Republican party, working to install populist candidates throughout government.

And to do so, the honey badger is dieting, hard:

Bannon is on a diet — four pages of restrictions line a refrigerator in his Capitol Hill townhouse. Snacks are a no-no, but hummus is acceptable in a pinch as he attempts to lead a Trumpist revolution without Donald Trump. He drinks smoothies and tends to avoid red meat. Aides have strict orders on what groceries to buy.

Politico reports that while Bannon’s mammoth four-page diet bible allowed him to lose 12 pounds in his first week, he “has since regained much of it,” complaining to friends that he is hungry.

The former banker — known for railing against elites and the “Davos crowd” — also employs “private security force of burly former military officials that guards him at all times,” and flies in private jets as much as he can, reportedly saying “he never plans to fly commercial unless there is no other option.”

Read the full Politico report here.

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