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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTPM- Josh Marshall - "Schrodingers Bannon"
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/schrodingers-bannon#more-1077778By JOSH MARSHALL Published AUGUST 18, 2017 12:55 PM
If you dont have the twitter or breaking news wires spiked directly into your veins, for the last 10 or 20 minutes there have been a series of reports that Steve Bannon is out at the White House. First the news came from Drudge (who, whatever you think about him, is well-sourced on this front). The Times has now confirmed the story but with a major caveat.It appears that Bannon is out but not really gone. Like the decision has been made but its not clear when hell actually leave. Or, a bit differently, it seems that the news reports may be President Trumps and the White Houses effort to humiliate Bannon into resigning even though the President hasnt actually gotten up the nerve to fire him.
Remember, theres been a history of people who have been fired from the White House and are yet still there days, weeks or even months later. Clearly something is happening. But it looks to be messy and almost certainly involves the Presidents chronic inability to actually fire people to their faces as opposed to relying on public humiliations to do the job.
Late Update: Back to a classical universe, Bannons definitively out. Heres the statement from the White House Press Secretary: White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and Steve Bannon have mutually agreed today would be Steves last day. We are grateful for his service and wish him the best.
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TPM- Josh Marshall - "Schrodingers Bannon" (Original Post)
NRaleighLiberal
Aug 2017
OP
Trump will gladly and publicly fire people he views as "disloyal." (Yates, Comey, etc.)
Tommy_Carcetti
Aug 2017
#3
Girard442
(6,084 posts)1. Seem we have collapsed the Bannon wave equation.
rurallib
(62,448 posts)2. It is like Trump and Bannon are divorced, but still living together
and probably still sharing the same bed.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,198 posts)3. Trump will gladly and publicly fire people he views as "disloyal." (Yates, Comey, etc.)
However, when it comes to people he views as "loyal" but whose continued presence becomes increasingly problematic for Trump, he'll waiver and waffle and wimp out, praising them as he also shows them the door.
It's never about actual job performance or competency. It's strictly about blind loyalty.