For an in-depth look at Mr. Bannon’s life, here is a profile.
Making it official
Mr. Bannon had never worked for a national political campaign before Mr. Trump appointed him campaign chief on Aug. 17, 2016.
It was a shake-up — one that critics said was a sign of the campaign’s lack of cohesion. It also raised questions about Mr. Bannon’s apparent support for “alt-right” movements and white nationalist ideas.
Eight days after Mr. Trump’s inauguration, Mr. Bannon, who was serving as chief strategist, was given a seat on the principals committee of the National Security Council, a position customarily reserved for military generals.
Ebbs and flows
On April 5, Mr. Trump removed Mr. Bannon from the committee.
There were signs of schisms in the White House, including what appeared to be growing rifts between Mr. Bannon and Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and trusted adviser; Gary D. Cohn, the director of the National Economic Council; and Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster, the national security adviser.
Mr. Trump seemed to be going out of his way to tell reporters that he, and not Mr. Bannon, was in charge of the West Wing, raising questions as to whether Mr. Bannon could hold onto his job for much longer.
Hitting the exit ramp
Seeking to impose discipline on a turbulent White House staff, Mr. Trump named John F. Kelly, a retired four-star general who was secretary of homeland security, as the new chief of staff on July 28.
After Mr. Trump was criticized for saying “many sides” were responsible for violence at an Aug. 12 rally in Charlottesville, Va., Mr. Bannon defended the president and the rally. “Just give me more,” he said. “Tear down more statues. Say the revolution is coming. I can’t get enough of it.”
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On Wednesday, The American Prospect published comments from Mr. Bannon that included jabs at his West Wing colleagues.
And on Friday, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, said that Mr. Kelly and Mr. Bannon “have mutually agreed today would be Steve’s last day.”
Back where he started
Mr. Bannon is now resuming his work as the head of Breitbart News, where he intends to continue to pursue the kind of coverage that helped propel Mr. Trump to the White House.
“I think I can be more effective fighting from the outside for the agenda President Trump ran on,” Mr. Bannon said on Friday. “And anyone who stands in our way, we will go to war with.”
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Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/19/us/politics/steve-bannon-fired-breitbart.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
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