President Donald Trump on Wednesday offered a fiery response to bombshell reports that Steve Bannon, his former chief strategist , had accused the president of meeting with Russian operatives after Donald Trump Jr. s meeting with them at Trump Tower in June 2016.
Steve Bannon has nothing to do with me or my Presidency, Trump said Wednesday in a statement. When he was fired, he not only lost his job, he lost his mind.
The statement continued: Now that he is on his own, Steve is learning that winning isnt as easy as I make it look.
BREAKING: Trump drops new statement, ripping into Bannon, arguing his former Chief Strategist lost his mind. pic.twitter.com/ozusZeoB7f
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Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) January 3, 2018
Bannon was quoted by author Michael Wolff whose tell-all book about the White House is set for release on Jan. 9 as saying there was zero chance Trump didnt know about his eldest son and son-in-law Jared Kushner meeting with Russian operatives. Bannon also called the meeting treasonous and bad shit.
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Trumps comments Wednesday were a stark contrast with the well wishes he tweeted at the time of Bannons departure from the White House in August. In his tweets, Trump thanked Bannon for his great involvement in his 2016 presidential campaign and predicted he would be a smart new voice when he returned to Breitbart.
I want to thank Steve Bannon for his service. He came to the campaign during my run against Crooked Hillary Clinton - it was great! Thanks S
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Steve Bannon will be a tough and smart new voice at @BreitbartNews...maybe even better than ever before. Fake News needs the competition!
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Fake News needs the competition!
Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 19, 2017
Wolffs reporting was met with pushback from elsewhere in the White House. Stephanie Grisham, communications director for first lady Melania Trump , disputed Wolffs assertions.
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Trump Jr. accused Bannon of spreading division and lies , and appeared to suggest that Breitbarts readers want Bannon removed from the outlet.
Wow, Just looked at the comments section on Breitbart. Wow. When Bannon has lost Breitbart, hes left with . . . umm, nothing.
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Wow. When Bannon has lost Breitbart, hes left with . . . umm, nothing.
Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) January 3, 2018
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At least one prominent Republican appeared to be enjoying Wednesdays war of words between Trump and Bannon. An official Twitter account connected to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), whose relationship with the president has been especially tumultuous, posted an uncaptioned GIF of the senator shortly after the Bannon bombshell dropped.
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