Donald Trump Would Reconsider Bannons Role on National Security Council If Asked, White House Says

[question everything]

Source: WSJ

WASHINGTON—White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Tuesday that if President Donald Trump’s newly appointed national security adviser wanted to remove chief strategist Steve Bannon from the National Security Council’s principals committee, the president would “take that under serious consideration.”

“The president has made clear to him he’s got full authority to structure the national security team the way he wants,” Mr. Spicer said of Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, whom Mr. Trump appointed Monday as his new national security adviser. Mr. Spicer made the remarks in the daily White House press briefing.

When asked if Gen. McMaster’s control over his team would extend to control of the principals committee and the potential removal of the chief strategist, Mr. Spicer said that Gen. McMaster “would come to the president and make that recommendation, but the president would take that under high—you know, serious consideration.”

Mr. Spicer added that in meetings with people for the position of national security adviser over the weekend, “The president made it very clear with [Gen. McMaster] and the other candidates that they had 100% control and authority over the national security committee.”


Read more: https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-would-reconsider-bannons-role-on-national-security-council-if-asked-white-house-says-1487712036

---

Heard there is an opening at the Breitbart rag. Perhaps Bannon wants to go back

[msongs]

1. Bannon would do exact same things behind scenes. nt

[Quixote1818]

2. I think Trump is at least smart enough to see Bannon's strategy is backfiring

If he thinks something is hurting his image he won't put up with it. Bannon can be thrown to the side quite easily.

[cstanleytech]

5. He wont throw him under the bus unless there is zero option, more likely he will shift Bannon to

another position or give him some some of appointment like ambassador to Russia or China.

[Hortensis]

10. Agree, image of him rules, also his image of his power.

Bannon couldn't get tickets for a White House tour if 45 didn't approve. The day 45 decides he's out, he's out.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. WHO is running this Trump White House?

His advisors, or Trump? Someone else has the power to ask him to do this or that?

It is Trump's responsibility to decide and take the consequences.

The buck stops here, you know?

[maxrandb]

4. Hey Donnie

I'm asking. Please remove this Bannon stain from our country

[Stellar]

6. Give it a few minutes... he'll change his mind.

He can't stick with anything for very long.

[olddad56]

7. what if comrade bannon has the goods on dirty donny?

[question everything]

8. This is always a possibility (nt)

[Doitnow]

9. Isn't it a requirement that to be in a gang, one can be blackmailed for something they've done?

Gang members stick up for one another----until they don't.