News has rolled in this afternoon that Donald Trump has removed his chief strategist Steve Bannon from his controversial role on the National Security Council after it’s decided to move to a less controversial structure.
CNN reported:
The decision, which one source with knowledge said was made by Trump himself, comes after the President in January authorized the reorganization of the National Security Council to include Bannon as a permanent member of the panel.
The move is a demotion for Bannon and a win for H.R. McMaster, who Trump picked in February to lead the council after Michael Flynn was fired for misleading Vice President Mike Pence about undisclosed contacts he had with Russian operatives. McMaster, an Army lieutenant general, has to date struggled to gain tangible influence inside the White House, including in issues of hiring and firing.
Bannon’s title was removed from the standing list of members of the National Security Council in a regulatory filing posted Wednesday, first reported by Bloomberg.
Read more here: http://edition.cnn.com/2017/04/05/politics/steve-bannon-white-house-national-security-council/
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