George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States, is “the most destructive” head of state in the American history, says Steve Bannon, a Republican hardliner who once served as President Donald Trump’s chief strategist.

“I think President Bush 43 will go down in history as the single most destructive in the United States – and I include James Buchanan in that, the president before the Civil War,” he said in a radio interview.

“Now, what do I mean by that? He had three major policy initiatives that virtually destroyed the country. Number One was the Iraq war, $6 trillion in Iraq and Afghanistan, the wars still haven’t been won,” he added, naming the financial crisis and China’s “incalculable” economic power as the other two.

“He is the single most destructive president in the history of the country, and I include James Buchanan in that. For him to come and attack President Trump is an absolute disgrace,”…