Stephen Bannon, who will become President-elect 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's chief strategist in the new administration, is embracing the "darkness" many see in his promotion and Trump's operation.

“Darkness is good,” he told the Hollywood Reporter . “Dick Cheney. Darth Vader. Satan. That’s power. It only helps us when they get it wrong. When they’re blind to who we are and what we’re doing.”

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Many Democrats have been calling for Trump to boot Bannon, pointing to his connection to Breitbart News, which he once called the "platform for the alt-right."

"I’m not a white nationalist, I’m a nationalist," Bannon said. "I’m an economic nationalist."