Report That Trump Suspects Steve Bannon Being Leaker, Placing His Job In Jeopardy

August 12, 2017 — Ron Chusid

As the picture for yesterday’s post includes a picture of someone protesting against Steve Bannon (along with calling for the impeachment of Trump and Pence), today’s news from Axios is of interest. Jonathan Swan reports that Trump suspects Bannon of leaking, putting job in jeopardy. From the start of his post:

  • Trump has told associates he’s fed up with what he sees as self-promotion by Bannon, who did not join the core team this week at the president’s golf club in Bedminster, N.J.
  • Bannon’s time with Trump has diminished since the new chief of staff, retired Marine Gen. John Kelly, took over and imposed discipline on the circus around the Oval Office.
  • Bannon declined to comment.
  • Why it matters: POTUS has been frustrated with Bannon in the past, but he never had as easy a vehicle for getting rid of him. Kelly is expected to make West Wing changes, anyway. As one top aide said: “Kelly can do the dirty work.”
  • Now Bannon is a man on an island, with very few true allies in the building.

As Swan also pointed out, this is not the first time that Bannon appeared to be in trouble, and survived. Bringing in John Kelly as chief of staff might change things.

Whatever happens, watching the Trump administration is like watching the evil mirror universe version (as in Star Trek) of The West Wing.

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