Steve Bannon

Bannon says under White House orders not

Washington - Muslimchronicle

Former Donald Trump advisor Steve Bannon Tuesday refused to answer questions from a congressional committee probing the president's campaign links to Russia, saying he was under orders from the White House not to. Bannon was quizzed voluntarily behind closed doors by the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, the first time he has testified in the probe investigating whether Trump's campaign colluded withRead more

Trump slams ex-aide Bannon, says he's 'lost his mind'

Washington - Muslimchronicle

US President Donald Trump unleashed a spectacular denunciation of one of his closest political allies Wednesday, describing former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon as insane and irrelevant. After the release of explosive excerpts from a new book in which Bannon reportedly described Trump's eldest son's meeting with a Kremlin-connected lawyer as "treasonous" and "unpatriotic," Trump wasted no time firing back. The embattled RepublicanRead more

Trump faces grave consequences of Alabama election upset

WASHINGTON - Muslimchronicle

President Donald Trump is scrambling to come to grips with a more perilous political reality, after a stunning Democratic election victory in America’s deeply conservative south threw the depth and breadth of his support into serious doubt. Doug Jones’ win in an Alabama Senate race Tuesday — the first such Democratic victory in a quarter-century — cut the Republican majorityRead more

Casualties mount in White House in Trump's first seven months

Washington - Muslimchronicle

Traffic through the White House exit door has been astonishingly high since Donald Trump became president on January 20. On Friday chief strategist Steve Bannon became the latest casualty of seven months of bedlam in the executive offices of the world's most powerful country. Here are the main Trump aides who have come and gone since January, before AmericansRead more

Bannon says 'going to war' for Trump after White House exit

Washington - Muslimchronicle

Donald Trump's former top strategist Steve Bannon vowed Friday to keep fighting for the president from outside the White House, in his first comments since his departure was announced. "If there's any confusion out there, let me clear it up: I'm leaving the White House and going to war for Trump against his opponents -- on Capitol Hill, in theRead more

Bannon says 'going to war' for Trump after White House exit

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Trump's new comms director Scaramucci is out: US media

Washington - Muslimchronicle

Fiery White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci, appointed just 10 days ago by President Donald Trump, is out of a job, US media reported Monday. Scaramucci courted controversy with an eye-watering attack on his colleagues -- one targeting chief of staff Reince Priebus, who left his job last week, and chief White House strategist Steve Bannon. The New York TimesRead more

Trump drops Steve Bannon from National Security Council

Washington - Arab today

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday withdrew his chief strategist, Steve Bannon, from the National Security Council on Wednesday after it was decided he was no longer needed on the key foreign policy group, a senior White House official said. Bannon's removal from the NSC, which includes senior members of Trump's foreign policy team, was seen as a boost toRead more

Trump strategist Bannon dropped from National Security Council

Washington - Arab Today

Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump’s chief strategist, has lost his seat on the powerful National Security Council in a high-level shakeup. Mr Trump’s elevation of Mr Bannon to a permanent spot on the NSC had been widely criticised as injecting politics into White House deliberations on sensitive defence, foreign policy and intelligence matters. A former head of the far-right websiteRead more

Trump Counselor Steve Bannon Removed from National Security Council Role

Washington - Arab Today

Steve Bannon, the controversial senior counselor to President Trump, was removed from his role with the National Security Council, according to a senior administration official. Bannon had been given the authority to participate in National Security Council Principals Committee meetings after Trump signed an executive memorandum in January. At the time, some experts called the move an "unprecedented" political appointmentRead more