White House Strategist Steve Bannon Is Out
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump's chief strategist Steve Bannon is leaving his White House post.
That's according to two people familiar with the decision who demanded anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss private conversations.
"I'm told through my reporting that it wasn't quite so friendly," @margbrennan says of Steve Bannon's WH ouster https://t.co/FAzTpNV2eM pic.twitter.com/ck9ZOdYlXC
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 18, 2017
Bannon was a key adviser to Trump's general election campaign and has been a forceful but contentious presence in a divided White House. The former leader of conservative Breitbart News pushed Trump to follow through with his campaign promises. But he's also sparred with some of Trump's closest advisers, including son-in-law Jared Kushner.