Stephen Bannon removed from National Security Council
Stephen Bannon removed from National Security Council
Robert Costa, Abby Phillip - The Washington Post
White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon will no longer be a member of the National Security Council's principals committee, according to three White House officials and federal register filings.
Two senior White House officials said Bannon’s departure was in no way a demotion and that he had rarely attended meetings since being placed on the council. They and others interviewed for this story asked for anonymity because they are not authorized to speak publicly on the issue.
Instead, one of the officials said, Bannon was put on the council early in the administration to guide and keep watch over then-national security adviser Michael Flynn, who was tasked with reshaping the operation. The official said Bannon did this from afar. The second official said that Bannon attended one meeting in the last month.
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Robert Costa, Abby Phillip - The Washington Post
White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon will no longer be a member of the National Security Council's principals committee, according to three White House officials and federal register filings.
Two senior White House officials said Bannon’s departure was in no way a demotion and that he had rarely attended meetings since being placed on the council. They and others interviewed for this story asked for anonymity because they are not authorized to speak publicly on the issue.
Instead, one of the officials said, Bannon was put on the council early in the administration to guide and keep watch over then-national security adviser Michael Flynn, who was tasked with reshaping the operation. The official said Bannon did this from afar. The second official said that Bannon attended one meeting in the last month.
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President Trump on Wednesday removed controversial White House chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon from the National Security Council, part of a sweeping staff reshuffling that elevated key military and intelligence officials to greater roles on the council and left Bannon far less involved in shaping the administration’s day-to-day national security policy.
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