White House press secretary issues statement saying chief of staff John Kelly and Bannon ‘have mutually agreed’ that today would be Bannon’s last daySteve Bannon has been removed from his post as White House chief strategist, ending his highly contentious career at the center of the Trump administration. “White House chief of staff John Kelly and Steve Bannon have mutually agreed today would be Steve’s last day,” it read. Bannon has long occupied an unusual position in the White House. A White House source claimed to Axios: “His departure may seem turbulent in the media, but inside it will be very smooth. Mr Bannon came on very much later than that.”Bannon’s departure from the White House also frees Breitbart to be far more critical of the Trump administration.

Source: The Guardian August 18, 2017 16:57 UTC