- Title: Trump drops Steve Bannon from National Security Council
- Date: 5th April 2017
- Summary: WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES (FILE - JANUARY 20, 2017) (AGENCY POOL) STILL PHOTO OF BANNON ON CAPITOL HILL FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP'S INAUGURATION STILL PHOTO OF BANNON WALKING WITH CONWAY ON CAPITOL HILL FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP'S INAUGURATION
- Embargoed: 19th April 2017 18:45
- Keywords: Steve Bannon Donald Trump National Security Council
- Location: NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES/WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES/PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES/UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION
- City: NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES/WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES/PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES/UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION
- Country: USA
- Topics: Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA0036B4JJ9J
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- Story Text:U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday withdrew his chief strategist, Steve Bannon, from the National Security Council on Wednesday (April 5) after it was decided he was no longer needed on the key foreign policy group, a senior White House official said.
Bannon's removal from the NSC, which includes senior members of Trump's foreign policy team, was seen as a boost to national security adviser H.R. McMaster, who officials said has struggled to work together with Bannon.
A senior White House official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Bannon's presence on the NSC was no longer needed after the departure of Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn.
Flynn was forced to resign in February over his contacts with Russia's ambassador to the United States, Sergei Kisylak, prior to Trump's taking office on Jan. 20.
The official said Bannon had been placed on the NSC originally as a check on Flynn and had only ever attended one of the NSC's regular meetings. - Copyright Holder: POOL (CAN SELL)
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