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13:45Now PlayingSteve Bannon has been fired/resigned as Trump’s Chief Strategist. Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, and Michael Shure, the hosts of The Young Turks, tell you what the future may hold for Bannon. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
“Steve Bannon, the populist firebrand who had become increasingly isolated in the West Wing, is out as President Donald Trump’s chief strategist — the latest high-level staff shake-up to rock the Trump administration.
“White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and Steve Bannon have mutually agreed today would be Steve's last day,” White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement. “We are grateful for his service and wish him the best.”
A senior administration official said Bannon had resigned on Aug. 7, but other officials noted that Trump had grown tired of his tactics and behavior and had been plotting ways to oust him. Ultimately, it was Kelly who fired him on Friday.
People who have spoken to Bannon said he has been telling others for the past two weeks that he’s planning to return to Breitbart, the conservative news site he used to run before joining Trump's campaign. While it's not clear exactly what role he would play there, many in Trump world have feared what havoc Bannon could wreak if he left the administration.
Joel Pollak, a senior Breitbart editor, signaled what’s to come from the website in an ominous single-word tweet apparently aimed at the Bannon-less White House: “#WAR,” he wrote without explanation.”
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Hosts: Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Michael Shure
Cast: Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Michael Shure
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