The substantive impact of Steve Bannon’s exit from the NSC on foreign policy remains to be seen. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters.
Seems there’s been a bit of a shake-up. Not much news at the moment, I’m sure this story will develop.
Donald Trump’s political strategist Steve Bannon has lost his place on the national security council in a staff shakeup, documents show.
An 4 April presidential memorandum took Bannon, the former Breitbart News executive and chief White House link to the nationalist rightwing, off the US’s main body for foreign policy and national security decision-making. It also restores the traditional roles of the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and the director of national intelligence onto the NSC.
While the revamp is likely to be seen as a victory for Trump’s second national security adviser, army lieutenant general HR McMaster, the substantive impact of the shakeup remains to be seen. A parallel security structure in the Eisenhower executive office building, known as the Strategic Initiatives Group, reports to Bannon, whose closeness to Trump is a signal-marker of influence in this administration.
As noted by The Guardian, this will not remove Bannon’s influence on Trump and the regime. It is good news as far as the NSC is concerned. Via The Guardian.
A small victory, but definitely one to celebrate.
Here’s hoping for a great yuge circular firing squad. Hillary clinton’s fault! Yuge! Circular!
As with all things from this administration, I am suspicious that it is less than meets the eye.
It has been noted that Bannon still has the same security clearance.
Czech American:
I’m positive of that.
It’s just some arrangement between him and Orange Fuckface personally. I doubt this means anything at all as far as his role in national security issues goes.
I am really worried that it means more military packing the NSC; they’re planning to attack N Korea. I give it 50% chance they’ll do it before friday.
It’s impossible to read: is Bannon the sensible one that got pushed back from the table, or is he the warmonger? I’m so confused I actually would welcome the news that Jared Kushner was going to go straighten it all out. (My guess is that Bannon and Kushner aren’t playing nice together)
Apparently has added Rick Perry to NSC.
Mind: boggled
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2017/04/05/rick-perry-added-to-post-bannon-nsc.html
WTF? What’s Perry going to do, lead prayer circles?