Steve Bannon Out at Breitbart?

Drudge, a Bannon foe, blares:

The article doesn't say he's out, but they report that board members of Breitbart.com are considering pushing him out.

The big problem is that Bannon directed Breitbart.com to be all-in on Trump -- and now he's at war with Trump, and the White House is even saying Breitbart should "consider" firing him.

President Donald Trump’s growing feud with Steve Bannon is threatening the former White House strategist’s leadership of the conservative Breitbart News website...

Mr. Bannon's longtime benefactors, billionaires Robert Mercer and his daughter Rebekah Mercer, are actively distancing from him even before the expected release of Michael Wolff's book...

They and other Breitbart News Network LLC board members on Thursday were debating whether to oust Mr. Bannon as chairman, with many supportive of the move, according to a person familiar with the exchanges. Among the considerations are Breitbart's contractual relationships with other entities, including Sirius XM radio, that involve Mr. Bannon....

Asked Thursday whether Breitbart should oust Mr. Bannon, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said: "I certainly think that it's something they should look at and consider."

For his part, Bannon recently did some fence mending by stating that he still "supports" Trump and considers him a "great man." But he hit Trump in two ways Trump will be unlikely to forgive: he added to the Russian Collusion narrative, so that Jake Tapper (and others) can now say "even Steve Bannon says this was treasonous," and Trump is very, very pissed off about this whole ginned-up Deep State strike.

And he also knocked Trump's kids, allegedly, who are probably among the few people Trump really cares about.

posted by Ace at 06:16 PM

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