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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWe haven't seen or heard from Bannon for a while lately. What is he doing behind the curtain?
Sneederbunk
(14,319 posts)slumcamper
(1,607 posts)And while engaging in said self-suckery he's also busily deconstructing the administrative state!
Kaleva
(36,395 posts)But he had a smile on his face and was smoking a cigarette when they found him.
LuckyLib
(6,822 posts)DU keeps us laughing and semi-sane each and every day!
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)but it's not polite to talk with your mouth full.
LuckyLib
(6,822 posts)fleur-de-lisa
(14,628 posts)FSogol
(45,582 posts)Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Good god. Just....
FSogol
(45,582 posts)Tommy_Carcetti
(43,227 posts)haele
(12,692 posts)Bannon got Preibus and Spicer out. He's probably working on getting Mattis out.
Kelly's in as Chief of Staff; Bannon knows how to push military 4-star's buttons. He'll probably get Kelly to go full on Haig before the year is out - as Drumpf starts goes over the edge mentally, Kelly will not cover for him; instead Kelly is more likely to start calling for his removal due to incompetency instead of hanging onto Drumpf for political reasons.
Bannon's also ensuring Mnuchin and Mulvaney have cover to dismantle the U.S. Government budget and divert taxpayer money to the Oligarchy.
And he's doing his best to make Drumpf and his family look like fools without being too obvious about it.
No, you're not going to hear anything from Bannon right now. He's actually working instead of grandstanding.
Haele
wishstar
(5,272 posts)Apparently Scaramucci and Kushner and others caused Trump to distrust and blame Bannon for WH failures and problems, so Bannon is laying low. He was hanging out in Priebus' office before his ouster. Bannon is an extremist on immigration policy, he is virulently anti-Nato and opposed to our European alliances and he may be the next to go under Kelly.
In my opinion, only reason he is still there is because billionaire Mercer's want him and Kellyanne and Stephen Miller to remain there to make sure Trump stays on board with their extremist rightwing agenda and to make sure Trump's base stays loyal. Bannon and Stephen Miller were probably involved with writing the Boy Scout and Police speeches.