Translation - this is what rat reporters want you to believe to throw some more sand in the gears. Smells like fake news to me.
The author, Charles C. Johnson, is known to have sources inside the White House.
A little research shows a direct connection between him and Steve Bannon.
Whenever you hear the words “sources close to the white house” note that whatever follows is fabricated. One would think that the media would not be using that same 50 year old tactic any longer.