Outstanding news from Pete Baker with New York Times. This is a clear result of this country’s Resistance against the odious and tyrannical actions of Donald Trump and his entourage.
WASHINGTON — President Trump reshuffled his national security organization on Wednesday, removing his chief strategist, Stephen K. Bannon, from a top policy-making committee and restoring senior military and intelligence officials who had been downgraded when he first came into office.
The shift was orchestrated by Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, who was tapped as Mr. Trump’s national security adviser after the resignation of Michael T. Flynn, who stepped down in February after being caught misleading Vice President Mike Pence and other White House officials about his contacts with Russia’s ambassador.
“General McMaster inherited an organizational scheme for the National Security Council that stirred protests because of Mr. Bannon’s role.”
The original setup made Mr. Bannon, the former chairman of Breitbart News, a member of the principals committee that typically includes cabinet-level officials like the vice president, secretary of state and defense secretary. The original order also made the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the director of national intelligence only occasional participants as issues demanded.
Critics said Mr. Bannon’s presence in a national security policy-making structure risked politicizing foreign policy.
Read Baker’s full story here.
No matter how one looks at this, or the reasons why he was booted, Bannon sitting in a national security position is/was not good for America. And, yes, there were protests. Below is one of the more popular memes (via the People For Progress Worldwide) that was circulating social media during the protest, which commenced immediately after Trump appointed Bannon to the NSC.
The people, also known as the #Resistance called, and they called, and they called.
Another staunch and huge victory for the #RESISTANCE. Cheers to all.