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Hortensis

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100. Oh, let's hope so. Last week's report of Kushner's

Wed Apr 5, 2017, 03:14 PM

Apr 2017

increased responsibilities was a bad sign for rabid-hyena Bannon. And now this...!

Vox: "There’s one more thing to celebrate. Trump operates his White House on a zero-sum model, where there are competing power centers and where one aide gaining influence almost always means another one is losing theirs. That means the Bannon move is as much about McMaster’s growing role as it is about Bannon’s shrinking one."

And of course shrinking relative to Kushner's in the trusted inner circle. This also can't be good news for the extremist anti-tax Mercer- and Koch-type interests.

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Bannon Removed From National Security Council Role in Shakeup [View all] Lucky Luciano Apr 2017 OP

Here's the link PatSeg Apr 2017 #1

Thx! Lucky Luciano Apr 2017 #5

You're welcome PatSeg Apr 2017 #18

OMG! Really? If it's true, GOD that's great!!!! calimary Apr 2017 #2

Rehab? Scarsdale Apr 2017 #88

Rougher than usual? Dave Starsky Apr 2017 #99

Score one for Jar-ud BeyondGeography Apr 2017 #3

Next headline Scarsdale Apr 2017 #12

Oh it's still a shit show of DeMillian proportions BeyondGeography Apr 2017 #15

Id rather Trump be president than Pence. nm mr_liberal Apr 2017 #33

Pence is stupid MFM008 Apr 2017 #38

Post removed Post removed Apr 2017 #46

He just fools people into thinking he's moderate. mvd Apr 2017 #51

He has always been a moderate and supported democrats mr_liberal Apr 2017 #54

No he has not mvd Apr 2017 #58

Id rather have that than know for a fact the person is hard right mr_liberal Apr 2017 #62

Not me. Trump's instability and other things bother me even more mvd Apr 2017 #69

That's what scares me most about him. He'll use that knowledge to push his conservative Xian agenda Crash2Parties Apr 2017 #86

I hate Pence, but he's less likely to go to war than Cheetolini Big_K Apr 2017 #101

Pence & the rest of the GOP are already at war with women & LGBT people. Crash2Parties Apr 2017 #110

It's scary, but I feel he won't get the momentum for it mvd Apr 2017 #112

Trump is the most right-wing president we've ever had Charles Bukowski Apr 2017 #85

I don't think he actually has positions. cab67 Apr 2017 #74

Are you effing kidding me? jrthin Apr 2017 #55

I dont care about that stuff, I care about his positions on the issues mr_liberal Apr 2017 #59

On heath care, he made concessions to the No Freedom Caucus mvd Apr 2017 #72

I hear what you are saying whopis01 Apr 2017 #73

I Don't Think RobinA Apr 2017 #98

I DO! Racism is okay jrthin Apr 2017 #82

OK you said it and posted it - "I dont care about that stuff," good to know ffr lunasun Apr 2017 #127

"Trump is not that bad." geek tragedy Apr 2017 #60

Those are typical Republican positions, any Republican president would do the same. nm mr_liberal Apr 2017 #63

George W. Bush didn't. Neither did his dad. nt geek tragedy Apr 2017 #67

His actions speak louder than your words SharonClark Apr 2017 #61

But Pence IS REALLY INSANE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! onecent Apr 2017 #75

Pence, who doesn't believe in evolution, has a neanderthal Alice11111 Apr 2017 #92

All good points, IMO! BlueMTexpat Apr 2017 #125

Well said, and I agree about we should have challenged it. Alice11111 Apr 2017 #128

Ah, the choices we have in the Land of the Free. Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2017 #129

Will Ivanka take his place? DK504 Apr 2017 #4

She would be a little more moderate. But.. mvd Apr 2017 #76

I'm starting to think she is a little nazi pretending to be a decent woman LiberalLovinLug Apr 2017 #102

I don't trust that cockroach until he's out of the picture completely. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2017 #6

I wouldn't trust 2naSalit Apr 2017 #10

Vampires were killed with a stake through the heart DBoon Apr 2017 #21

Don't forget the blade around the throats and rock in their mouth. Quackers Apr 2017 #90

And even then I'd 2naSalit Apr 2017 #106

YUP i'm sure bannon be operating in the shadows onetexan Apr 2017 #50

So who or what threatened him enough defacto7 Apr 2017 #91

Just add the link provide in response 1 to your OP and you are all set still_one Apr 2017 #7

I wonder if McMaster gave Dolt45 an ultimatum after the Nunes fiasco. randome Apr 2017 #8

Interesting assumption. McMaster was publicly embarrassed by the whole Ezra Cohen-Watnick thing. calimary Apr 2017 #22

Yes, I agree with your scenario. Excellent synopsis. PearliePoo2 Apr 2017 #37

I thought that, too DeminPennswoods Apr 2017 #77

No mention of this on live news? Watchfoxheadexplodes Apr 2017 #9

Just Mentioned.... LovingA2andMI Apr 2017 #42

Gee, I wonder how our FRiends will react... brooklynite Apr 2017 #11

lets see what 'fox & f(R)iends' tells Mr. Trump to think about Mr. breibart newsmans demotion. Sunlei Apr 2017 #28

HUGE X 10 Me. Apr 2017 #13

Sure hope this is true! But I'm not convinced yet. n/m 3_Limes Apr 2017 #14

NBC, AP, BBC, CNN all reporting. TDale313 Apr 2017 #48

When the lights turn on, cockroaches always disappear. old guy Apr 2017 #16

I wonder if word has come down that the investigation has found a direct link to Bannon and still_one Apr 2017 #17

Probably leaked by Susan Rice FakeNoose Apr 2017 #24

That would be even better still_one Apr 2017 #26

on MSNBC banner just now. sheshe2 Apr 2017 #64

I cannot tell you how much I detest that POS sheshe. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr still_one Apr 2017 #71

Me too still_one. sheshe2 Apr 2017 #78

That GIF is great. Thanks for the laugh. irisblue Apr 2017 #130

That would be my guess turbo_satan Apr 2017 #56

I'm just guessing here... lapfog_1 Apr 2017 #19

knew he'd start to get tired of 'best friend' Bannon, surprised he lasted as long as he did. Sunlei Apr 2017 #20

Apparently during the campaign Jared was the Trump-whisperer tblue37 Apr 2017 #96

Good heavens. janx Apr 2017 #23

The day before Xi gets here? 3_Limes Apr 2017 #25

And that's another good point. calimary Apr 2017 #27

Wasn't Bannon linked to the company Cambridge Analytica, that put the computer linked ... Botany Apr 2017 #29

Yep.... LovingA2andMI Apr 2017 #43

Yep. One of the recent Keith Olbermann videos connected those dots. Miles Archer Apr 2017 #44

Exactly. It can't be just a coincidence. OnDoutside Apr 2017 #45

No doubt the FBI and the NSA picked up the Russian "chatter" on that computer. Botany Apr 2017 #47

Walks like a duck and quacks like a duck. No doubt. OnDoutside Apr 2017 #49

Yep. DeminPennswoods Apr 2017 #79

Yes, and this could also be seen Blue_Roses Apr 2017 #117

good to hear...... chillfactor Apr 2017 #30

Perhaps that is why Jared was invited to go out of town... MedusaX Apr 2017 #31

Apparently, Jared was out of town hiring a PR person from Hollywood. Lucky Luciano Apr 2017 #36

Yeah Gothmog Apr 2017 #32

Did Kushner replace him? Dopers_Greed Apr 2017 #34

Good start!! Let the Cretin cannabalism begin! Guilded Lilly Apr 2017 #35

Whoa Ho! Bayard Apr 2017 #39

McMaster probably. Duppers Apr 2017 #97

Yes, I agree. Blue_Roses Apr 2017 #118

Putin isn't happy with things. C Moon Apr 2017 #40

+1 dalton99a Apr 2017 #70

Good. Blue_Roses Apr 2017 #119

By saying, "Putin's not happy," I meant he was demanding a changing of the guard. C Moon Apr 2017 #120

Ahhhh... Blue_Roses Apr 2017 #122

:) C Moon Apr 2017 #124

The "why" behind this orangecrush Apr 2017 #41

Good. Now let things go higher up! mvd Apr 2017 #52

They are trying to cauterize the wound, but gangrene has already set in. RelativelyJones Apr 2017 #53

Gangrene set in when Russia hacked Blue_Roses Apr 2017 #123

Wonder if something is... zentrum Apr 2017 #57

Good... sheshe2 Apr 2017 #65

Very good news Peachhead22 Apr 2017 #66

What a mess. Klowns Abound. Voltaire2 Apr 2017 #68

45 is not an ideologue... zentrum Apr 2017 #80

NBC: Steve Bannon Removed From National Security Council mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2017 #81

Lots more time for drinking Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2017 #83

Thank you Gen McMaster for putting your foot down vlyons Apr 2017 #84

WH is spinning it as a "natural progression" diva77 Apr 2017 #87

Hahaha... Blue_Roses Apr 2017 #121

Deconstruction of the Deconstructive State B Stieg Apr 2017 #89

Derrida lives in the lacunae! - nt KingCharlemagne Apr 2017 #126

About frigging time laserhaas Apr 2017 #93

Just another distraction. ananda Apr 2017 #94

Jared is pushing him out. LiberalBrooke Apr 2017 #95

Oh, let's hope so. Last week's report of Kushner's Hortensis Apr 2017 #100

Iago Hath Been Demoted Frequent Ranter Apr 2017 #103

Am I allowed to giggle............ raven mad Apr 2017 #104

The right-wingnuts are spinning this hard Tarc Apr 2017 #105

I wonder what idiots are going to believe THAT? Oh, yeah...right. THEM. nt Honeycombe8 Apr 2017 #107

My gut reaction is that he was told.... Honeycombe8 Apr 2017 #108

Trump is loyal? Where do you get that? ColemanMaskell Apr 2017 #111

Yeah, I've read that he's very loyal to his real friends. Honeycombe8 Apr 2017 #114

Re-arranging seats in the clown car? ThoughtCriminal Apr 2017 #109

Bannon appointed himself to the NSC... Rollo Apr 2017 #113

It will never stop being moonscape Apr 2017 #115

Eventually, Trump will be blaming the American people for the disaster(s) he causes... Rollo Apr 2017 #116