DRUDGE: BANNON OUT AT WHITE HOUSE

THE DRUDGE REPORT ^ | AUG 18 2017 | DRUDGE

[Tea Party Terrorist]

BANNON OUT AT WHITE HOUSE

[NImerc]

well this is where the WH starts turning into the GWB administration part 3. This is a real shame.

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This was my very first thought after hearing the news. McMaster is still in place, and by some unseen reason, seems untouchable. So now PDJT is letting the MSM fill his cabinet? Nothing good can come of that. I had written, in a thread here, some time ago that I hoped that PDJT had not grown weary to the point where he just wanted something...anything positive (perceived or actual)to be said about this presidency. We can argue the merits, or lack of, regarding Steve Bannon. But the MSM is celebrating today along with the likes of Shapiro and Co. I’m not sure what the WH thought this would achieve, but what is actually going to happen is that this is going to be presented as a sign of PDJT admitting guilt for Charlottesville, for “racist and bigoted” policies, and as further proof of the “fatal divides within the GOP”. There is no way around that. I am sitting here honestly waiting for the announcement for a moratorium on any plans for The Wall until further review.

[pghoilman]

Noooooooooo!
She’s truly unwatchable.

[Biggirl]

Are you sure?

And I REFUSE to take any meds. No thanks.

[Alberta's Child]

Bannon’s days were probably numbered once Kelly arrived and everyone had to report to him. Successful people like Bannon don’t answer to people who are career government employees.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Trump’s base is NOT going to leave him so long as rabid, rock-throwing Communists are out there revising history in the streets. It’s all about timing.

[JudyinCanada]

I figured this whole brouhaha which catapulted the white supremacist meme was to target Bannon. Shame.

[gibsonguy]

“Breitbart is far more popular than it was before he left on leave to do the job with Trump”

Maybe but it means nothing. Breitbart is a news source for maybe, maybe 30% of voters. It has been dragged into the racist mud to great affect by MSM. A story there is the like the dead letter office for new stories. They were getting the truth out about McMaster and as a result Bannon gets fired.

[Mr. Mojo]

SMH bigly.

[Greetings_Puny_Humans]

Now Bannon can go back to watching his beloved pornography full time. Don’t shake that guys hands.

Is this something Bannon has actually been accused of, or is this just a sarcastic thing to explain Bannon's lack of activity?

[Stingray51]

Bannon brought this on himself by spreading the disinformation that McMaster had given Susan Rice security clearance, even though all he gave her was access to her own work product as was necessary, especially if she was going to soon be testifying.

There is no evidence that this had anything to do with Susan Rice preparing to testify about anything. Instead, it appears to have been a routine move that at least in recent administrations has been done for former presidents and cabinet officials. Among the reasoning for it has been absent a clearance, it would be hard for the formal officials to even discuss their work and views with current officials.

So it was not some grand conspiracy to protect or promote Susan Rice. But the real issue to me was that the President has labelled Ms. Rice an abuser of intelligence who unmasked Trump associates for political purposes. If he really truly believes this, instead of just saying it for political bombast, then one would expect that ordinary protocols would have to be seriously examined in view of these extraordinary allegations. But to go on business as usual with her clearances implies that either the president did not take his own allegations seriously or, if he did, those under him did not.

This is a similar issue to the President happily going with chants of "lock her up" and saying he would investigate Hillary on Day 1, and then.... nothing. It leads one to wonder whether he believed what he was saying. But one hopes he does not throw serious accusations around without sincerely believing them.

[smalltownslick]

No. I just mean I’m sick of seeing his name wrong. It’s McMaster, NOT McMasters. I just become by so many people who have to add s to words that don’t need them.

[huldah1776]

May have been Bannon clashing with the former Marine General. THAT I understand.

[WashingtonFire]

Let’s see how the strategy plays out.

Quite possibly Bannon can do more damage to the left from outside the WH than within. He can be Trump’s berserker, unleashed and acting without the constraints of government

[BarbM]

“Well, we know *Bannon’s* not leaving the fight. We can now take up dirty pool against the Left without having to drag the WH in it.”

“Take up dirty pool against the left”. Thank you. Whenever big news breaks, I come to FR because I know that I’ll get a good answer. Today it too about 106 posts, but the other posts help me to form an opinion. thank you.

[KavMan]

He had to go after that stupid interview with that reporter where he said we had nothing if North Korea decided to do something!!

After that, I said he had to go

[Cinnamontea]

Trump gets rid of the best thing about his administration?? What the H is he thinking? Did the Swamp get to him? I'm afraid it looks like that. Bannon knows the media inside and out and knows how to fight them. I thought Trump was the one guy who would stand up to the globalists, RINOs, and assorted Swamp creatures. I think I was wrong.

[huldah1776]

McMasters is so dangerous. I was hoping Trump would at least have a conservative ear but, alas, no more.

[yield 2 the right]

Am I right or just knee-jerking if I think it all but over for Trump? The left is winning and getting almost everything they ever wanted(and will find more to want to change) under Trump a than they ever would have under their chosen one Hillary, or that’s the preconception(which is reality as the saying goes)....

[MileHi]

Probably right.

[9YearLurker]

So you had a better idea? Another GOP candidate? Were/are you a Never Trumper?

This looks like a decent list to me:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/05/03/steve-bannons-to-do-list-annotated/?utm_term=.43431ce2119a