Friday is President Trump’s favorite day to fire/constructively dismiss people. Today the official leaving is my friend Chief Strategist Stephen K. Bannon, who was instrumental in Trump’s come-from-behind victory last November.
Whether this is good or bad for the Trump administration depends on where you sit. President Trump is fairly isolated. He has virtually no friends around him in the White House. Bannon’s departure means there will be very little ideological pressure on Trump, which could jeopardize the president’s anti-establishment agenda. The Left and the squish faction in the Republican Party now have the upper hand. National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster, who has been purging plenty of good people, may now run wild.
