Embattled ex-White House strategist Stephen Bannon — bowed by the blowback from his slams of President Donald Trump and his eldest son in a new book — expressed “regret” Sunday for the bashing, Axios reported.

In a lengthy statement to the news outlet, Bannon called Donald Trump Jr. “a patriot and a good man,” and declared his own support as “unwavering for the president and his agenda.”

“I regret that my delay in responding to the inaccurate reporting regarding Don Jr. has diverted attention from the president's historical accomplishments in the first year of his presidency,” Bannon said, Axios reported.

“He has been relentless in his advocacy for his father and the agenda that has helped turn our country around,” Bannon said of the Trump scion.

Bannon said the remarks were really aimed at one-time campaign manager Paul Manafort, “a seasoned campaign professional with experience and knowledge of how the Russians operate.”

“He should have known they are duplicitous, cunning and not our friends,” he said, Axios reported. “To reiterate, those comments were not aimed at Don Jr."

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