Washington Free Beacon reporter Lachlan Markay appeared on the Fox Business Network's show Kennedy on Monday night to discuss how Steve Bannon and Reince Priebus will work together in Donald Trump's White House.
The segment focused on the incoming Trump administration's transition process and the possibilities of who would be named to the president-elect's cabinet.
"I have a close friend on the left who texted me and was very upset about the announcement of Priebus and Bannon," Kennedy said to Markay. "What do you think it says about the Trump administration so far?"
"The reason he [Trump] contradicts himself so often on policy questions is he's basically saying, with the exception of immigration and trade, whatever the last thing that was said to him is," Markay said. "That makes the people who he surrounds himself with particularly important."
"I think that would be true of any president with no political experience," Kennedy responded.
"A business career can make someone more decisive, but in Trump's case, his ignorance on policy issues forces him to resort to the people he surrounds himself with," Markay said. He noted the opposing forces that exist between Priebus and Bannon.
Bannon, the former head of Breitbart News, served as an adviser to Trump in his presidential campaign. His placement in Trump's White House as chief strategist has led to criticism from the left for the alleged nationalistic and racial tones of Breitbart's coverage and Bannon's rhetoric. Trump named Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, as his White House chief of staff.
"Bannon will be directing the ship and Priebus will be steering it," Markay later said. "Bannon will be handling questions of what do we do and Priebus will be handling questions of how do we do it."
Markay appeared on the panel alongside Julie Roginsky and Glen Hall. The panel later discussed the future of the Democratic Party and complaints by Democrats about the Electoral College system.