Now that Steve “Lost His Mind” Bannon is officially on the outs with Donald Trump, it looks like all bets are off. At this afternoon’s White House press briefing, Sarah Sanders suggested that Bannon’s banishment should extend to Breitbart News:
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/949001177781489667
.@PressSec on whether Breitbart should part ways with Bannon: “I certainly think that it’s something they should look at and consider.”
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) January 4, 2018
Watch (via the Washington Free Beacon):
Dang.
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) January 4, 2018
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) January 4, 2018
Should the White House really be wading into this fray?
How is it White House business to condone or oppose this? https://t.co/1Sn4a74kex
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) January 4, 2018
I would have said, "It's a private business and I don't think it's appropriate for me to comment on that" or some such.
— Della Scott (@littlmaGGie) January 4, 2018
I loathe Breitbart but the government shouldn’t be telling private companies who should run them, or not.
— Hødsen Krokkersen (@HudsonRiverCroc) January 4, 2018
I loathe Bannon with an abiding passion, as all know, but it's not the President's or the administration's place to have an official public position on this. https://t.co/T4tX2EKaw6
— The Nats Won The World Series (@EsotericCD) January 4, 2018
Well, these are pretty extraordinary circumstances, if you think about it:
They're haggling over who's going to keep Breitbart in the divorce.
— Expat_Matt (@Expat_Matt) January 4, 2018
Ha! Better just sit back and let them fight this one out.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with an additional tweet.
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Update:
What do you know?
NEWS: Breitbart board members, including the Mercers, on Thursday were discussing ousting Bannon as chairman, with many supportive of the move https://t.co/ydtnpGQAeo w/@bykowicz @hookjan
— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) January 4, 2018
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