White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has attacked white nationalists as “clowns” as the fallout from violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, continues. “Ethno-nationalism — it’s losers,” Bannon reportedly said in an interview published by magazine American Prospect on Wednesday. Bannon’s comments follow a weekend of turmoil in the US after a white nationalist “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville last week turned violent following clashes between far-right and counter-protestors, CNN reported.