Washington, D.C. — Neera Tanden, president and CEO of the Center for American Progress, released the following statement on reports that Steve Bannon will be removed from his post at the White House:
Reports that Steve Bannon will be leaving the White House are welcome news, but it does not absolve Donald Trump of his problems. Long before Bannon was a member of the administration, Trump was calling Mexicans rapists. Before Bannon, Trump spent years pushing his racist birther narrative.
It will be easy for people to give Trump credit for pushing Bannon out, but it is praise he doesn’t deserve. Bannon should have never held a position in the administration, and the fact that Trump saw no problem associating with him speaks volumes as to what Trump’s priorities truly are. At the end of the day, Trump’s problem is Trump.
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