Right-wing firebrand Steve Bannon’s rapid fall from grace continued Tuesday as he was removed from his post at the head of the Breitbart News media organization.
Breitbart CEO Larry Solov said in a statement on the organization’s website: “Steve is a valued part of our legacy, and we will always be grateful for his contributions, and what he has helped us to accomplish.”
Bannon, in the same post, said he was “proud of what the Breitbart team has accomplished in so short a period of time in building out a world-class news platform.”
Just a year ago, Bannon was a newly installed senior adviser to then President-elect Trump, having joined Trump’s campaign in the summer of 2016. He was characterized for much of the first few months of Trump’s presidency as the brains behind the president, and was lampooned on “Saturday Night Live” as the Grim Reaper who told Trump what to do.
But the image of Bannon as the real president infuriated Trump, according to multiple reports, and undermined Bannon’s influence in the White House. He left in August and immediately returned to Breitbart, which he first took over in 2012, not long after the death of its founder, Andrew Breitbart.
Bannon was regarded by the press as a powerful figure, and he moved quickly to demonstrate that he could have a real impact on events by throwing his support behind Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore.
Moore defeated Sen. Luther Strange in a late September special election primary, just days after Trump campaigned for Strange. And yet Bannon described himself as fighting to uphold and strengthen the Trump presidency.
Moore’s candidacy, however, was the first major step in Bannon’s undoing. Allegations of molesting teenage girls sunk the Republican, who lost to Democrat Doug Jones on Dec. 12.
And then last week Bannon’s comments to author Michael Wolff leaked out ahead of the publication of Wolff’s book. Trump was said to be incensed by Bannon’s characterization of the 2016 meeting in Trump Tower between Trump campaign aides and family members, including Donald Trump Jr., and a representative of the Russian government, as “treasonous.”
A few days afterward, Bannon’s chief financial patron, Rebekah Mercer, announced that she and her family were no longer providing money to Bannon. “My family and I have not communicated with Steve Bannon in many months and have provided no financial support to his political agenda, nor do we support his recent actions and statements,” she said.
Rumors of Bannon’s ouster from Breitbart began circulating not long after.
Bannon did not respond to a question, sent by text message, about his future plans.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/bannon-out-at-breitbart-215657948.html?soc_src=mail&soc_trk=ma
“He was characterized for much of the first few months of Trump’s presidency as the brains behind the president,…”
LOL… said president in full evidence of not having his own.
“Bannon, in the same post, said he was “proud of what the Breitbart team has accomplished in so short a period of time in building out a world-class news platform.”
Translation: World-class Chump cheerleader squad.
“Trump was said to be incensed by Bannon’s characterization of the 2016 meeting in Trump Tower between Trump campaign aides and family members, including Donald Trump Jr., and a representative of the Russian government, as “treasonous.”
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
That’s what you get for telling the truth… FOR ONCE!
“Bannon did not respond to a question, sent by text message, about his future plans.”
Trolling FTT for the stinking jews, most likely.
Heh, heh, heh… I only sent this one because I know how ‘fond’ Henry is of this @ssclown. 🙄 🙂
[Warning Bad Limerick]
There once was a man named Bannon.
Who turned into a drug crazed loose cannon.
His legacy was stumped.
By the King Donald Trump.
To be flushed like a turd made of mammon.
HAHAHA!!! Well done, sir! I once chased a naked guy down the hotel hallway with a knife after he woke me when he tried to get into bed with me and my girl in Limerick, Ireland. I gave up chase when I realized he couldn’t possibly have taken anything with him as he was buck naked. Turns out there was a problem with my door locking and he got the wrong room after pub closing time…it was awkward reintroducing him to her as we kind of already met and gave him his pants back. Those crazy Texans turns out:-)
UR killin me..
Sam Kineson.
Ahhhh…Ahhhh ahhhhhhh….
I’m coming..
I’ll be right there….
Hang.on…
I gotta go pee…
🙂
LOL We made limericks the entire rest of the trip about the naked man from Limerick. When I told early morning management about what had just transpired, the first thing she said while holding her panicked face was “Oh dear God, PLEASE don’t tell trip advisor!!” I didn’t wanna wrassle with a naked fella anyway, even if I caught him! That’s gayyyy….
Funny!
perfect, flee
Katie, I wouldn’t have believed it if it didn’t happen to me, but that’s my luck. Not sure if I am at the right place/wrong time, wrong place/right time, right place/right time, well, you get it….but it makes me think I am around for some damned reason?! We ALL are though and I am glad to be here, especially at FTTWR. Truth is hard to come by and so many don’t wanna hear it, but I don’t care anymore about how uncomfortable it is to hear. I only want the truth and Mr. Shivley and friends here help with that.
Martist, me too, and glad you’re around!
Bannon had to be alienated before the Republican primaries. The alienation had to occur specifically during the registration period for Republican challenger candidates. This is how the deepstate maintains it’s power, having successfully stolen Judge Roy Moore’s election to office, with Trump cheer-leading the theft. Now the incumbent swamp creatures can swim safely back into their seats in DC.