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RSS FeedsTrump fires polarizing chief strategist Steve Bannon
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18 august 2017 19:42:36

 
Trump fires polarizing chief strategist Steve Bannon
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WASHINGTON—Steve Bannon, the controversial self-identified “nationalist” whose race-baiting tactics have been a hallmark of U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign and administration, was pushed out of the White House on Friday after Trump soured on him, U.S. media reported.The firing of the president’s prominent chief strategist is another example of the chaos plaguing Trump’s young presidency. Bannon is the fourth top aide to depart under less-than-happy circumstances in less than a month. The Bannon ouster comes as Trump’s new chief of staff, former marine general John Kelly, tries to find a way to impose some semblance of discipline on a dysfunctional organization mired in infighting and policy confusion.Bannon was beloved by segments of the president’s base, including trade hawks and anti-immigration and anti-Muslim hard-liners. His take-no-prisoners attitude toward Trump’s opponents and the media, which he gleefully labelled “the opposition party,” made him a symbol and a proponent of Trump’s unusually antagonistic public message.But Bannon’s history of bigotry, which included a proud decision to turn his Breitbart News website into a “platform” for the white supremacist “alt-right,” had also made him the most publicly polarizing advisor to Trump. Democratic senators had demanded that Trump remove him in the wake of the white supremacist violence in Charlottesville, Va. on Saturday.It is not clear this is why Bannon was removed. Trump defended Bannon at a press conference on Tuesday, saying he was “not a racist,” but said ominously, “We’ll see what happens with Mr. Bannon.”Bannon had feuded with several of his senior colleagues, including Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, and angered colleagues this week by phoning a left-leaning magazine, unprompted, and sharing candid thoughts about North Korea po ...


 
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Trump tells aides he has decided to remove Steve Bannon
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Trump forces Steve Bannon out of White House chief strategist post: reports
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