Bannon was invited to speak by the newly formed Association of Republican Presidential Appointees. He spoke the importance of presidential appointees saying, the Trump administration was hindered by the inability to fill the nearly 4,000 slots for presidential appointees at federal agencies and delayed in implementing its policies as the new hires struggled to get up to speed.
When that happens, Bannon said he wants to see and army of “shock troops” enter federal agencies and help Republicans protect constitutional values by instituting their policies. He went on to say, “If you’re going to take over the administrative state and deconstruct it, then you have to have shock troops prepared to take it over immediately,”