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Steve Bannon off the National Security Council, report says.
White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon is no longer on
the National Security Council, Bloomberg News' Jennifer Jacobs reported
Wednesday.
President Donald Trump's initial presidential memorandum
placing Bannon on the NSC raised eyebrows by giving Bannon a permanent spot on
the council while excluding the director of national intelligence and the joint
chiefs of staff from meetings that did not cover issues pertaining to their
roles.
According to reports at the time, Trump didn't even realize
he was signing a memorandum that gave Bannon that role.
Trump's National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster — who
replaced Mike Flynn — had been weighing a change to the NSC structure since he
ascended to the role.
And multiple reports said Bannon was only given that role to
police Flynn — and was no longer needed as a permanent NSC member after Flynn
resigned in February.
Sen. Ben Cardin, a Maryland Democrat and ranking member of
the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told NBC News he is "pleased"
Bannon is no longer a permanent member of the NSC, but added his "hope is
that he would have no role at all."
Source: https://mic.com/articles/173258/steve-bannon-off-the-national-security-council-report-says#.3SgkJq2lX
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