Bannon, Priebus Skip Out on Trump's Israel Visit, Fly Home to Handle Political Crisis
Source: Haaretz News
Controversial White House adviser and chief of staff joined Trump for trip to Saudi Arabia, but left for home instead of flying to Israel
Amir Tibon May 22, 2017 1:43 PM
President Trump's senior adviser Stephen Bannon, who was with the President this weekend in Saudi Arabia, did not continue with him to Israel on Sunday. Instead, Bannon went back to Washington, together with White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, in order to handle the political crises facing Trump in the American capital.
Bannon holds strong right-wing positions on Israel, and was one of the primary voices in the administration who tried to convince President Trump to follow through on his election promise to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem. In the past, he described the far-right website he edited, Breitbart News, as "the platform for the alt-right," a faction in right-wing U.S. politics that is affiliated with anti-Semitism. He has also been accused by his former wife of making anti-Semitic remarks.
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mopinko
(70,208 posts)as he should be.
unblock
(52,317 posts)to create another one, often bigger than the one before....
gordianot
(15,244 posts)North Korea for example a potential disaster on an epic scale.
unblock
(52,317 posts)he's all about putting on a show and exaggerating his accomplishments.
he's far more likely to invade a tiny island somewhere and claim he saved the planet.
i can't see him taking on a real adversary like north korea.
he'll look for military action somewhere where he can be more confident of a "win".
MineralMan
(146,329 posts)That's very interesting, indeed. Is the shake-up of the West Wing beginning?
BumRushDaShow
(129,442 posts)MineralMan
(146,329 posts)Trump may have sacked both of them. We'll see, later today.
BumRushDaShow
(129,442 posts)that Bannon may have leaked the Kushner thing to the Washington Post. Just speculation.
MineralMan
(146,329 posts)in the know. My sources, who were highly placed former IC people almost 50 years ago, say so, too.
Anonymous Sources. We Haz 'Em!
EarthFirst
(2,904 posts)However, Bannon skipping has nothing to do with averting any of it.
SonofDonald
(2,050 posts)Those invasive body cavity searches he faced weren't gentle like the ones he's used to at home.
TomCADem
(17,390 posts)...I wonder why I do nazi Bannon in Israel?
https://m.
Egnever
(21,506 posts)Bannon in particular.
lark
(23,155 posts)Bannon didn't want to hang out with Jews so he left since he wouldn't be nice in person. Orange assface only has the best ( ) people working for him.