Trump Tells Aides He Has Decided to Remove Stephen Bannon
Source: NY Times
President Trump has told senior aides that he has decided to remove Stephen K. Bannon, the embattled White House chief strategist who helped Mr. Trump win the 2016 election, according to two administration officials briefed on the discussion.
The president and senior White House officials were debating when and how to dismiss Mr. Bannon. The two administration officials cautioned that Mr. Trump is known to be averse to confrontation within his inner circle, and could decide to keep on Mr. Bannon for some time.
As of Friday morning, the two men were still discussing Mr. Bannons future, the officials said. A person close to Mr. Bannon insisted the parting of ways was his idea, and that he had submitted his resignation to the president on Aug. 7, to be announced at the start of this week, but it was delayed in the wake of the racial unrest in Charlottesville, Va.
Mr. Bannon had clashed for months with other senior West Wing advisers and members of the presidents family.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/18/us/politics/steve-bannon-trump-white-house.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&mtrref=www.nytimes.com&gwh=32DFAE0D9852F00627EC311586BD6CE9&gwt=pay
Why such a long wait? Why was he there in the first place?
Is this damage control?
Hieronymus
(6,039 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)Freethinker65
(10,048 posts)rurallib
(62,448 posts)SaveOurDemocracy
(4,400 posts)LeftInTX
(25,555 posts)I guess it's a "come to Jesus" intervention.
spiderpig
(10,419 posts)mahannah
(893 posts)Kleveland
(1,257 posts)Unless you are intentionally being funny with the chicken, as in the balloon etc.
"Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale. "
Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023969/
Funny either way!
3catwoman3
(24,045 posts)That is all.
klook
(12,165 posts)Also could be "Who's Minding the Store," but that was a Jerry Lewis vehicle.
dalton99a
(81,570 posts)chowder66
(9,080 posts)WhiteTara
(29,722 posts)He's a mouthpiece still.
sheshe2
(83,898 posts)grantcart
(53,061 posts)PatSeg
(47,587 posts)mimi85
(1,805 posts)First time I've smiled in awhile.
PatSeg
(47,587 posts)a lot of uses for it lately!
Have a good weekend
HAB911
(8,914 posts)people keep sliding out the back door of the WH
bench scientist
(1,107 posts)L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)TeapotInATempest
(804 posts)4 down, 2 to go.
klook
(12,165 posts)is for the guy on the left. But I'm strongly hoping for a two-fer.
Botany
(70,581 posts)BTW who is the guy standing to the right of Trump
bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)bench scientist
(1,107 posts)PatSeg
(47,587 posts)He'll leave with his reputation as tarnished as when he went in!
Mystery sage
(576 posts)Pence seem so lonely now....
Duppers
(28,127 posts)LudwigPastorius
(9,170 posts)Go crawl back under a rock, Stevie.
Indigoskies
(3 posts)Sorry I wish it was so, but I think it was more due to Trump's ego. Trump just couldn't stand that Bannon kept stealing the spotlight, and reportedly it had him "fuming" these last few days. Both Bannon and Trump are men with big egos, and while Bannon never actually wanted to be president he did want the power, and he sure knew that he was a heck of a lot smarter than Trump. Bannon's problem was that he never was quite content to remain the hidden puppet master, the role he probably had scripted for himself, but because of his own ego, he frequently upstaged Trump himself. Might also have something to do with normal frustration of smarter man knowing he's serving under a fool.
Anyway, from the sound of that interview Bannon's none too happy with Trump, and now that he's been cut loose, who knows what he's likely to do. He definitely knows dirt. And this is definitely a vile and nasty man....
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)Bannon's a vengeful fucker. Plus raging alcoholics are not known for their eh, restraint.
TeapotInATempest
(804 posts)SonofDonald
(2,050 posts)Should start today I'd think, you know bannon was forced out no matter what he says about resigning.
I bet he's so pissed off at 45 that whatever he's drinking at the moment catches fire when it hits his lips ( now that's a sick image ) trumpy won't be able to keep his mouth shut and at the first hint of snark from bannon will unload a tweetstorm on him.
We should be prepared for a back and forth burning of the bridges anytime now.
It's going to be epic.
keithbvadu2
(36,906 posts)Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)looks like he is one high ball away from his liver exploding!
SWBTATTReg
(22,166 posts)Too late tRUMP. We know what you are!!!
A failed human being, and fake president...
Duppers
(28,127 posts)IronLionZion
(45,528 posts)LisaM
(27,830 posts)Until somehow or somewhere, Bannon admits that Hillary should have been president, I have zero sympathy for him.
AKing
(511 posts)ButSeeYa
(273 posts)Stephen Miller, Sebastian Gorka and Donald Trump need to follow suit.
Kleveland
(1,257 posts)A few others too, like maybe ALL OF THEM !
I am too lazy to list all of the hemorrhoids....
Definition of hemorrhoid per online Merriam-Webster:
" An abnormal mass of dilated and engorged blood suckers in swollen government that occurs internally in the White House or externally in the Halls of Congress. usually used in plural called also piles."
Okay, so I edited it a little bit....
Montauk6
(8,079 posts)Oh well, wonderful opportunity now for Alex Jones.
Xolodno
(6,401 posts)I also think the whole "he resigned just before Charlotte and the waited" is BS. This was damage control.
Clearly.
janx
(24,128 posts)It's on FIRE!
Pugster
(229 posts)I have to see it to believe it.
47of74
(18,470 posts)Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)Ha ha. What a lovely way to say that he's a fucking coward.
Javaman
(62,534 posts)I think it was done and he just went along with it.
Blue Owl
(50,498 posts)n/t
George II
(67,782 posts)Blue Owl
(50,498 posts)Bengus81
(6,932 posts)L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)Dopers_Greed
(2,640 posts)Metaphorically speaking
George II
(67,782 posts)Gropers_Deed
Prophetic! Donnie to a T.
Duppers
(28,127 posts)rockfordfile
(8,704 posts)mulsh
(2,959 posts)still be a valuable but physically distant advisor. I'm probably cynical because pretty much every thing that comes out of this White House turns out to be a lie.
BlueAZure
(19 posts)I came to this conclusion some time ago, and I'm sure I'm not alone in this assessment, but now that it seems its coming true, I wanted to share.
For the rest of his time in office, Trump will take credit for anything that might be positive that happens on his watch, even if he had nothing to do with it. Even if he was against it, he will pretend that it was really his idea. However, anything negative that happens, he will either claim that its actually a good thing or blame someone else, or perhaps try the first and then fall back on the second.
He will continue to flail about with no particular direction, claiming that everyone else is against him, that the Mueller investigation is a Witch Hunt, and that hes the victim of the Deep State, who wants him out.
He may, in fact, fire Mueller, Sessions, or anyone else who doesnt show sufficient loyalty. Loyalty to Trump, that is, not loyalty to the nation.
If he lasts long enough, he may start a war, though after China said it will come to Pyongyangs aid if they are preemptively attacked, I doubt it will be with North Korea. (No bets on that one.)
In the end, as his support dwindles to the most hard-core of the hard-core of his supporters (who themselves will just become even more entrenched), he will resign before he can be impeached, pardon his entire family and a number of close allies (both inside and outside of the government), and most likely himself as well.
Juliusseizure
(562 posts)Based on his court history, he'll fight until the trial date is imminent then settle. That way he never risks "losing".
He's addicted to attention and loves his current position of being the most powerful man on earth. Negative attention is much better than none.
The bar is set so low that any semblance of rational behavior or act of sympathy gets his polls to jump. The WH can have him reading to children in an inner city school and being Uncle Don. That's all it takes to bring him back.
He'll only resign if he knows Mueller has enough to press charges - which may be the case now - and after his recommendations go to the house to consider articles of impeachment.
Roland99
(53,342 posts)world wide wally
(21,754 posts)mahatmakanejeeves
(57,607 posts)Donald Trump senior strategist Steven Bannon resigns citing need to spend more time with his family, his cocaine, and his Thunderbird Wine.
Link to tweet
thegoose
(3,115 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,192 posts)TeapotInATempest
(804 posts)What do you suppose are the implications here of Pence sticking like glue to Trump? Will he leak info back to Bannon and, therefore, Breitbart? Will he abandon Bannon?
And why exactly was he Bannon's choice?? Enquiring minds want to know...
Tanuki
(14,920 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)We know that Trump ALWAYS declares himself the decision maker and the winner. Always. When those CEOs left that think tank group, Trump announces HE disbanded it.
I suspect Bannon is the same.
In the end, it doesn't matter, I guess. If Bannon starts attacking Trump, I guess maybe Trump fired him, so he's retaliating. Unless Bannon left because Trump didn't back him up.
Aristus
(66,462 posts)JHB
(37,162 posts)Has Trump tweeted congratulations to some other guy as his (whatever Bannon's title is), without announcing that the previous guy was out, as he did with Awkward After-School Special protagonist Reince Priebus?
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,607 posts)Retweeted by Drew Harwell: https://twitter.com/drewharwell
Do.Not.Be.Distracted.
Worth reupping this stellar @mateagold dive into Bannon and his benefactors the Mercers http://wapo.st/2vLlKac
Link to tweet
Post has confirmed that Bannon met with billionaire ally Robert Mercer earlier this week to discuss the future.
Link to tweet
Lots here on what could be next for Bannon, including the possibility of a new media entity involving the Mercers
Link to tweet
The Mercers and Bannon collaborated on at least five ventures before he joined Trump. My March deep-dive: http://wapo.st/mercer?tid=ss_tw
Link to tweet
hueymahl
(2,510 posts)Saviolo
(3,283 posts)Steve Bannon has left the White House to spend more time looking for the Galaxy on Orion's Belt.
Link to tweet
JDC
(10,133 posts)SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)well, not OUR radar, but for most of America they're not household names. They will be though, before too long. Then they'll get the axe. The question is, when will the rest of America learn that all of this chaos starts at the top, not in the middle. Trump is the problem, and HE'S the one that has to go. All the others, except for Kelly, are extensions of Trump.
syringis
(5,101 posts)...Agatha Christie's novel "And Then There Were None"
Doug the Dem
(1,297 posts)Today is his last day.
JonLP24
(29,322 posts)Trump channeled Bannon on Tuesday and since the backlash was so bad he had no choice but to let him go.
SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)is what Trump believes. He found a kindred spirit in Bannon, but Trump IS A RACIST, and a confederate apologist. The things that came out of Trump's mouth were off the top of HIS head, not Bannon's. This will do nothing to change Trump's racist tweets and his wild white nationalist behavior, rest assured.
JonLP24
(29,322 posts)but what I meant is there are speeches which has Bannon's fingerprints on it. I think Frontline's Bannon's War talks a lot about this.
I agree with you 100%.
zentrum
(9,865 posts)He was pushed out by Kelly and the obvious crisis of PR failures coming out daily. Doubt he resigned. He was pushed.
SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)ready to go NUCLEAR on Trump's ass!
Perhaps the rumor IS true that Trump will resign soon. I can't imagine Trump will let Bannon and Breitbart savage him, especially since Bannon knows where A LOT of the bodies are buried!
OUR HORRIBLE NATIONAL NIGHTMARE MAY BE CLOSE TO BEING OVER!
But then, there's Pence. But that's another battle. One asshole at a time.
IronLionZion
(45,528 posts)spill the beans!
raven mad
(4,940 posts)I hear hemorrhoids are tough to get rid of.