Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Trump Tells Aides He Has Decided to Remove Stephen Bannon
New York Times ^ | August 18, 2017 | MAGGIE HABERMAN

Posted on 08/18/2017 9:46:56 AM PDT by reaganaut1

President Trump has told senior aides that he has decided to remove Stephen K. Bannon, the embattled White House chief strategist who helped Mr. Trump win the 2016 election, according to two administration officials briefed on the discussion.

The president and senior White House officials were debating when and how to dismiss Mr. Bannon. The two administration officials cautioned that Mr. Trump is known to be averse to confrontation within his inner circle, and could decide to keep on Mr. Bannon for some time.

As of Friday morning, the two men were still discussing Mr. Bannon’s future, the officials said. A person close to Mr. Bannon insisted the parting of ways was his idea, and that he had submitted his resignation to the president on Aug. 7, to be announced at the start of this week, but it was delayed in the wake of the racial unrest in Charlottesville, Va.

Mr. Bannon had clashed for months with other senior West Wing advisers and members of the president’s family.

But the loss of Mr. Bannon, the right-wing nationalist who helped propel some of Mr. Trump’s campaign promises into policy reality, raises the potential for the president to face criticism from the conservative news media base that supported him over the past year.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 3; bannon; bannonresigns; braking; leakers; nyslimes; trump; yourefired
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 181-195 next last
To: Justa

Why lose his base? Is Bannon who they all voted for? Why did Bannon do that interview, was he TRYING to get fired?


41 posted on 08/18/2017 10:05:14 AM PDT by madison10 (Pray for President Trump and Israel.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies]

To: reaganaut1

Say good-bye to your country.

The globalists have taken over the Trump administration.


42 posted on 08/18/2017 10:05:25 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: reaganaut1

Bannon is not Trump but I hope this doesn’t indicated some sort of movement left...


43 posted on 08/18/2017 10:05:36 AM PDT by Altura Ct.
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: RummyChick

Amen. McMasters is trouble.


44 posted on 08/18/2017 10:06:15 AM PDT by madison10 (Pray for President Trump and Israel.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies]

To: reaganaut1

If true, that would make Stephen Miller one of the few remaining WH staff who supports the issues that won the election for Trump.


45 posted on 08/18/2017 10:06:22 AM PDT by Will88
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Reno89519

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/08/18/stephen-bannon-out-at-white-house-source-says.html


46 posted on 08/18/2017 10:06:50 AM PDT by Bob434
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: pgkdan

Let me go look...

Saw it on Youtube from last night... Never mind I misread it and didn’t click on it. Dang. It’s McMaster who wants him fired.


47 posted on 08/18/2017 10:07:03 AM PDT by Red Steel
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 17 | View Replies]

To: snarkytart

“Trump is finished. He’s surrounded by Dems and Rinos.”

If Bannon goes, Trump has become an accessory to his own destruction.


48 posted on 08/18/2017 10:07:11 AM PDT by Luke21
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: Parley Baer

Sara carter claims bannon told her he resigned two weeks ago


49 posted on 08/18/2017 10:08:00 AM PDT by RummyChick (can we switch Don,Jr for Prince Kush and his flak jacket. From Yacht Party to Warzone ready to wear.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 40 | View Replies]

To: odawg

This. Bannon is taking flak for the President.


50 posted on 08/18/2017 10:08:12 AM PDT by madison10 (Pray for President Trump and Israel.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 35 | View Replies]

To: reaganaut1

Breitbart reporting Bannon submitted is resignation August 7


51 posted on 08/18/2017 10:08:22 AM PDT by JenB987
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Will88

Dr. Gorka is still there.


52 posted on 08/18/2017 10:08:33 AM PDT by Red Steel
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 45 | View Replies]

To: RummyChick

LS was listening to Bannon directly, and my feelings are that Bannon’s overconfidence was only matched by his apathy towards the real problems, despite the “I’m so focused on the agenda” propaganda.


53 posted on 08/18/2017 10:08:58 AM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: Red Steel

Dang!


54 posted on 08/18/2017 10:10:05 AM PDT by pgkdan (The Silent Majority Stands With TRUMP!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 47 | View Replies]

To: reaganaut1

BIG MISTAKE.


55 posted on 08/18/2017 10:10:09 AM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Psalm 33:12)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Red Steel

##$3$54#$^”#@

Knew it was to good to be true
all hail globalist Islamic lover mcmaster. .who put a Cair person in charge of counterterrorism


56 posted on 08/18/2017 10:11:52 AM PDT by RummyChick (can we switch Don,Jr for Prince Kush and his flak jacket. From Yacht Party to Warzone ready to wear.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 47 | View Replies]

To: reaganaut1

Just heard on FNC 19 conservative groups are protesting this and rumor has it Kellyanne Conway is one of those against the firing of Bannon.


57 posted on 08/18/2017 10:12:23 AM PDT by hsmomx3
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: headstamp 2

...Mr. Bannon, the right-wing nationalist.

&&
Uh-huh, you know, like the ones in Charlottesville. These “journalists” just love manipulating the facts to direct people’s thought.

The husband DVRs “60 Minutes”. Occasionally, I watch it with him. A recent piece dealt with IT people who have been replaced in their jobs by foreigners — mostly from India — brought in on those special visas. Adding to the pain, the piece told us, was the fact that the American workers were required to train their replacements if they wanted to get their severance pay.

There were subtle attempts at pegging this problem on the Trump administration, but, then, the part that made me start yelling at the TV was staring me in the face. At the beginning of a piece on “60 Minutes”, and at other times when the camera is back on the presenter, there is a type of title page in the frame with the presenter.

There on the title page was the name of the segment, “You’re Fired”, something that had not caught my eye initially. So, of course, average viewer is perhaps subconsciously associating the problem with Trump and the line that is often associated with Trump. I was outraged. The husband does not pick up on subtle stuff like this, so I sometimes think he thinks I am nuts.


58 posted on 08/18/2017 10:12:51 AM PDT by Bigg Red (Vacate the chair! Ryan must go.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: txhurl

Late at night...I misread it.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3578511/posts?page=47#47

I’ll make a prediction though. I give McMaster better than 50% chance he’s gone by next Spring.


59 posted on 08/18/2017 10:13:08 AM PDT by Red Steel
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 33 | View Replies]

To: RummyChick

Cbs breaking news..mutually agreed with Kelly to leave


60 posted on 08/18/2017 10:13:26 AM PDT by RummyChick (can we switch Don,Jr for Prince Kush and his flak jacket. From Yacht Party to Warzone ready to wear.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 56 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 181-195 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson