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Release time:  2018-01-11 Release source:  Maxwell Tani author:  ADNose browse:  239


Steve Bannon will step down as the executive chairman of Breitbart News, an outlet long seen as one of the most sympathetic to President Donald Trump, the organization said in a statement on Tuesday.

The New York Times reported that Bannon, a right-wing antagonist who was previously the White House chief strategist, was forced out by Rebekah Mercer, a conservative megadonor who has financially backed him and the site.

Steve Bannon will step down as the executive chairman of Breitbart News, an outlet long seen as one of the most sympathetic to President Donald Trump, the organization said in a statement on Tuesday.

The New York Times reported that Bannon, a right-wing antagonist who was previously the White House chief strategist, was forced out by Rebekah Mercer, a conservative megadonor who has financially backed him and the site.

"I'm proud of what the Breitbart team has accomplished in so short a period of time in building out a world-class news platform," Bannon said in the statement.

Bannon faced blowback last week after he was quoted in excerpts of Michael Wolff's new book, "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House," criticizing Trump's children and administration — earning rebukes from many of the president's top allies. Bannon apologized on Sunday, but the White House signaled on Monday that it did not accept.

Mercer publicly broke from Bannon in a statement last week after months of distancing herself from him.