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January 30, 2017 By Taegan Goddard
New York Times: People close to Mr. Bannon said he is not accumulating power for powers sake, but is instead helping to fill a staff leadership vacuum created, in part, by Mr. Flynns stumbling performance as national security adviser.
Mr. Flynn, a lifelong Democrat sacked as head of the Pentagons intelligence arm after clashing with Obama administration officials in 2014, has gotten on the nerves of Mr. Trump and other administration officials because of his sometimes overbearing demeanor, and has further diminished his internal standing by presiding over a chaotic and opaque N.S.C. transition process that prioritized the hiring of military officials over civilian experts recommended to him by his own team.
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https://politicalwire.com/2017/01/30/bannon-seizes-role-flynn/
50 Shades Of Blue
(10,036 posts)Renew Deal
(81,869 posts)geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)Big Blue Marble
(5,130 posts)that leaves Bannon in control.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)Big Blue Marble
(5,130 posts)justiceischeap
(14,040 posts)But doesn't he hire only the best?
They're cutting Flynn out 'cause Russia.
exboyfil
(17,865 posts)unless he comes up with some sort of golden parachute acceptable to Flynn (or threats sufficient to keep him quiet).
I would love to see Flynn on the talk show circuit saying "Hell yes there was collusion with the Russians and the FBI. How else would that idiot have gotten elected. By the way here are the tapes."
aquamarina
(1,865 posts)Are these more of those pesky "alternate facts" that seem to be the norm for this administration?
shraby
(21,946 posts)He was probably a Democrat until he lost his power of reason.
volstork
(5,403 posts)of our government!
He has no authority to sit on the NSC without Senate confirmation. He is the one who is pulling the strings.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)* Illegitimate KGOP Regime, Inc.
Me.
(35,454 posts)Not a happy place the WH. The rats are starting to fight each other. From what I've read Conway hates Bannon and wants Spicer's job. Kushner and Ivanka don't like or trust Bannon and Kushner is trying to elbow anyone who gets too close to DT. And now Bannon is giving Flynn the business. I hope, for starters Flynn and that son of his gets booted.