Steve Bannon FIRED From Trump Administration Role On National Security Council|Steve Bannon NSC FIRE

Steve Bannon FIRED From Trump Administration Role On National Security Council|Steve Bannon NSC FIRE

Trump removes Bannon from National Security Council. President Trump has removed chief White House strategist Stephen Bannon from his role on the National Security Council (NSC), a senior White House official said Wednesday. National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster made the decision, which Trump approved, the official said.

Bannon, who led Trump’s campaign in its final months, was elevated in January to a position on the NSC principals committee in a shakeup that drew widespread criticism that Trump was trying to politicize the council. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and director of national intelligence had their roles downgraded in the move.

The Joint Chiefs chairman and intelligence director are having their roles as “regular attendees” of the principals committee restored, according to a regulatory filing dated Tuesday. The director of the Central Intelligence Agency will also have a permanent role on the committee. Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert also had his role on the council downgraded, but National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster can delegate his authority to call meetings and set the agenda to Bossert, according to the filing. "Susan Rice operationalized the NSC during the last administration. I was put on to ensure that it was de-operationalized," Bannon said in a statement to The Wall Street Journal. "General McMaster has returned the NSC to its proper function.” The moves are a sign that McMaster is looking to put his own stamp on the National Security Council and rework some of the changes enacted by his ousted predecessor, Michael Flynn. Trump administration officials said they wanted to shrink the size the council from its size under Rice, who was former President Obama’s national security adviser, and pare down its role. Bannon was placed on the council in order “to ensure that Flynn actually did this,” the White House official said.

The chief strategist did not need his role on the council now that McMaster is overseeing the changes, the official added. President Trump reshuffled his national security organization on Wednesday, removing his chief strategist, Stephen K. Bannon, from a top policy-making committee and restoring senior military and intelligence officials who had been downgraded when he first came into office. The shift was orchestrated by Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, who was tapped as Mr. Trump’s national security adviser after the resignation of Michael T. Flynn, who stepped down in February after being caught misleading Vice President Mike Pence and other White House officials about his contacts with Russia’s ambassador.

General McMaster inherited an organizational scheme for the National Security Council that stirred protests because of Mr. Bannon’s role. The original setup made Mr. Bannon, the former chairman of Breitbart News, a member of the principals committee that typically includes cabinet-level officials like the vice president, secretary of state and defense secretary. The original order also made the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the director of national intelligence only occasional participants as issues demanded. Critics said Mr. Bannon’s presence in a national security policy-making structure risked politicizing foreign policy. A new order issued by Mr. Trump, dated Tuesday and made public on Wednesday, removes Mr. Bannon from the principals committee, restores the chairman of the Joint Chiefs and intelligence director and also adds the energy secretary, C.I.A. director and United Nations ambassador.

A senior White House official presented the move as a logical evolution, not a setback for Mr. Bannon. Steve Bannon FIRED. Steve Bannon NSC. Steve Bannon National Security Council. Steve Bannon FIRED NSC. Steve Bannon FIRED National Security Council. Steve Bannon REMOVED From National Security Council. Steve Bannon REMOVED From National Security Council Seat. Steve Bannon McMaster. Steve Bannon Trump McMaster NSC. Steve Bannon NSC Fire.

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