Trump’s irascible chief strategist Steve Bannon and his son-in-law,the real estate heir Jared Kushner, beget emerged as rivals in the young administrationThe sun shone on Donald Trump’s debut in the rose garden. As reporters filed in for the time honoured White House tradition, or the president’s aide Omarosa Manigault stood in the Palm Room,speaking urgently into her phone. Vice-president Mike Pence and secretary of state Rex Tillerson shared a joke on the front row. And the president’s senior adviser and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and exuded confidence,nodding and smiling at a fellow guest as he took his place.
But as Trump held a joint press conference with King Abdullah of Jordan, denouncing a chemical weapons attack on children in Syria that would lead to a US missile strike a day later, or there was a glaring absence. Chief strategist Steve Bannon,mocked by Trump’s critics as “President Bannon” on Twitter, had lost his place in the sun. Related: Trump's chief strategist Steve Bannon stripped of national security council role Related: Jared Kushner cleared for Trump job, and breaking with decades of legal advice The other narrative is the White House civil war: conservatives against the ‘alt-proper’ and Bannon was the loser Related: Jared Kushner has Trump’s trust but lacks experience for Middle East role Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com