Breitbart considers firing Steve Bannon after White House calls for his ouster

[DonViejo]

Source: RawStory




NOOR AL-SIBAI
04 JAN 2018 AT 16:33 ET

Robert and Rebekah Mercer, the father-and-daughter billionaires who fund right-wing interests like Breitbart, are “distancing themselves” from Steve Bannon amid the former aide’s feud with President Donald Trump over the former’s quotes in a new tell-all book.

As the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday afternoon, Breitbart News Network LLC board members have debated whether or not to oust Bannon, “with many supportive of the move,” a source close to the meeting said.

The board’s considerations, the report continued, include Bannon’s involvement with outside companies, including SiriusXM.

This story is developing…



Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2018/01/breitbart-considers-firing-steve-bannon-after-white-house-calls-for-his-ouster/

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White House: Breitbart ‘Should Look At’ Firing Steve Bannon

By MATT SHUHAM Published JANUARY 4, 2018 2:50 PM
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Thursday that Breitbart News “should look at” getting rid of its executive chairman, Steve Bannon, following explosive comments from him published in a forthcoming book.

According to Michael Wolff’s “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,” Bannon said that a campaign meeting attended by Donald Trump Jr. and others with Kremlin-linked Russians was “treasonous.” President Donald Trump and his administration responded quickly to quotes from the book, even issuing a cease and desist letter to Wolff’s publisher.

“You were eager to call on ESPN to fire one of its sportscasters for criticizing President Trump,” one reporter asked Sanders at a press briefing Thursday, referring to Sanders’ comments about ESPN’s Jemele Hill, who had called Trump a bigot.

“It wasn’t just criticizing, it was a little bit different than that,” Sanders interjected, referring to Hill.

“Should Breitbart part ways with Steve Bannon after the comments in this book?” the reporter asked.

“I certainly think that it’s something they should look at and consider,” Sanders replied.

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[Sancho]

1. that would be too bad...

[SeaDoo77]

2. He Would Start His Own Site

And crush them.

[Roland99]

3. He would probably try to join with Thiel

[cstanleytech]

4. Even if they would "fire" him I think they might be doing it for show

with the intent to try and sucker the independent and moderate voters into thinking that Breitbart can be "trusted" as a source before the election season kicks off so that they can help the Repugnants hold onto as many seats as possible.

[Eugene]

5. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't SHS just break the law?

...and this isn't the first time.

[Hortensis]

6. He badmouthed Breitbart as a conduit for slime that Jr.

and the rest of the lowlifes should have used if they'd had the sense of most of the DC scum-suckers. Don't remember the actual quote, have to wait for the book.

[mtngirl47]

7. On one hand I would consider this eating their own...

But on the other hand---I wonder if the right wing nuts are trying to silence the truth.

I don't like Bannon or what he stands for, but the information in his statements to Wolff sounds like truth.

[SergeStorms]

8. So now Trump....

wants to say who can, and cannot, work at the official Republican propaganda outlets? Are you listening FOX Noise and Sinclair? Better watch your what you say, and do. Ditzy Donnie can make or break you, and it all depends on which side of the toilet he wakes up on that day.