Trevor Noah challenges Steve Bannon's claim that America was built by "it's citizens," not immigrants.

Steve Bannon, as he has proclaimed, is "going to war" against the establishment "from the outside," i.e., back at his perch atop Breitbart News in control of a major, alt-right propaganda outlet.

Charlie Rose broadcast an interview with Bannon on his "60 Minutes" show last Sunday night, in which Bannon proclaimed, among other things, that "America was built by its citizens."

Bannon accused Rose of pushing "leftist propaganda" when he pointed out that everyone in the U.S., except perhaps Native Americans, are really immigrants.

Trevor Noah took on the Bannon argument on his "Daily Show," revealing that his producers had hired a professional genealogist to explore Bannon's own ancestral history.   Here's what they found:   "Bannon's great-great-grandfather . . . arrived in the U.S. from Ireland by the 1850s when America's borders were so open that Irishmen could just walk into the country with no passport, no visas, no background check of any kind."

So, Noah pointed out, "Bannon's great grandfather [the immigrant's son] was a Dreamer . . . and his great grandson is a fucking nightmare."

And what about the African-Americans who, as slaves, were the backbone and muscle of the Southern economy and, actually, helped build the White House itself?   Bannon apparently discounts their forced "contribution" to building this country.

I suggest that, the next time someone asks you to explain "white privilege," you might use Steve Bannon's attitude as an example.

Ralph