[Guenevere]

Bump

[Parley Baer]

Story is he resigned two weeks ago.

[samtheman]

It is possible that Bannon should have done more direct advising (even just whispering in Trump’s ear) and less publicly pronouncing and throwing his weight around.

[Major Matt Mason]

Not good if true. The swamp is trying to separate Trump from the people that he can trust and who will advise him wisely. this is a big win for the Left, and they'll now move on to Miller and Gorka (again, if true).

[wastoute]

I recall an old bit of advice, “Dance with the one that brung ya...”

[Olog-hai]

… two administration officials told CNN on Friday …

Say, “two administration officials” apparently talked to the NY Slimes as well. Name these two!

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Not a great sign. Bannon was one of the folks I was hoping would help this administration stay on message with building the Wall. This leaves people who don't seem to be on board with many of Trump's campaign promises in charge.

Still, I'll wait to see results - I don't care how many eggs get broken as long as the omelet gets made.

[ThinkingBuddha]

Terrible news! I think this President Trump is one term and done.

[Andy from Chapel Hill]

Name Newt to replace him.

[Steelfish]

President Jared Kushner and First Lady Ivanka Trump from now on.
Goodbye Mr. Trump while it lasted.

[nikos1121]

Bring Newt in.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Bannon was the driving force behind the effort to restore the rule of law.

His departure does not bode well for those of us who want the illegal DACA program ended and the laws enforced.

[JonPreston]

Thanks for posting this Bannon story again.

[BobL]

Bannon never expected to stay past August anyway. While he was excellent to have there, I very much doubt that Trump turns left without him, especially after the way the Left has treated Trump. I doubt much changes with Trump, with Bannon gone.

[Mozilla]

SHOCK TWIST: POTUS TRUMP May KEEP Steve Bannon!
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/08/shock-twist-potus-trump-may-keep-steve-bannon/

[Bratch]

Good Grief – CNN Pushing To Get Steve Bannon Fired and Bannon “Allies” Now Helping CNN…

Posted on August 11, 2017 by sundance

In the entire ridiculous enterprise of Steve Bannon -vs- HR McMaster the idiots on the #FireMcMaster side are ultimately going to end up delivering an exit for Steve Bannon. Then again, I repeat myself – SEE HERE –

But seriously, if there was validity to the #FireMcMaster issues, which there isn’t, and if we supported the #FireMcMaster cause, which we don’t, anyone with any intelligence at all would drop the anti-McMaster premise during a high visibility national security crisis like North Korea.

Then again, we ain’t exactly talking about the sharpest tacks in the political toolbox.  And if you understand that dynamic, you’ll also understand the reason why Jake Tapper is pushing this story right now.

The real target is Steve Bannon. Cue the audio visual demonstration – WATCH.

[...]

Predictably the professional political left know how to game out this dynamic.

The professionally democrat are much better political strategists; and they are more than happy to play along, knowing exactly what to do. Meanwhile, in their efforts to take down McMaster the useful idiots and battered conservatives in right-wing media are walking obliviously into a familiar trap.

The person the professional-political-left really want to target is Steve Bannon. Bannon represents everything the left-wing activists hate. They’ve already tried a few different approaches to take him down and isolate him from the presidency, with no measurable success.

[…]  It took about 24 hours for the professional left to identify the benefit, but as soon as they did they immediately took action to fuel the angst against McMaster. They know just how to play it out. Liberal activists are much more Machievellian-minded from years of tutelage at the knee of Alinsky’s ideologues.

They know e.x.a.c.t.l.y how to play this out, and create a Win/Win.

The real target is Bannon.

The professional-left know how to use the McMaster crisis as an opportunity to engage their real target. If leftists can help create a division between Bannon and McMaster they are more than willing to do so.

Ultimately they know if they can force a binary-choice between McMaster and Bannon, President Trump will have to choose HR McMaster.

The removal of Bannon, they predict, will infuriate the Trump base of support and ultimately provide the fracture needed to weaken the president.

HR McMaster has the support of General John Kelly, President Trump’s new Chief-of-Staff.

McMaster also has the support and confidence from: Defense Secretary General Mattis, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Joint-Chiefs Chairman General Joseph Dunford, Admiral Mike Rogers (NSA), Mike Pompeo (CIA) and ODNI Dan Coats.

Do you really think in a binary-choice between political strategist Steve Bannon and Nat/Sec Advisor HR McMaster, Prsident Trump is going to rebuke the most senior intelligence and security officials in his administration?

Think about it.

No, really. Stop and think about it.

Follow the anti-McMaster argument to its logical conclusion.

Do you really expect to see President Trump fire National Security Advisor HR McMaster?

The second National Security Advisor released in 200 days?

Right now, with the crisis with North Korea in every headline?

It’s not going to happen.

If the antagonism continues the only loser will be Steve Bannon.   The left-wing media and all of President Trump’s oppositional entities know this reality is at the end of the current path.

They couldn’t be happier.

[TroutGuy]

In his recent interview, Bannon basically said Trump was bluffing when he talked tough to North Korea. Trump may, in fact, have been bluffing, but if you’re playing a high stakes card game and you decide to bluff, you really don’t need your buddy looking over your shoulder telling everyone “his cards are crap- he’s bluffing.” That’s basically what Bannon did, so I can see why Trump removed him.

[petro45acp]

It wasn’t supposed to go like this...

Instead of dismantling the pump, the swamp was supposed to be draining. Feckless social-facist democrats, and spineless hapless back-rolling-belly-showing-establishment-protecting rhino dirtbag republicans are to blame.

There is not a single bit of honor nor a speck of respect for the Constitution, understanding of the Bill of Rights in ALLLLLLLLL of government!

/rant(lite, full rant might have been profanity laced and longer)

KYPD yall, it’s gonna be a long one...

[GOPJ]

I like Steve Bannon and I’m sorry to see him out - BUT I STILL BACK PRESIDENT TRUMP ONE HUNDRED PERCENT.

[Dixie Yooper]

After David Stockman, anyone that close to the President, that believes there is such a thing as “off the record” and opens up to anyone in the media about things they shouldn’t be talking about, gets fired.