Numerous reports this week have signaled that the populist provocateur considered leaving the White House following his removal from the National Security Council's principals committee, although Bannon has denied those.
Self-styled tough-guy Steve Bannon may call Jared Kushner, his chief rival for President Donald Trump's attention, a "cuck" and "globalist". Conservatives are an endangered species in your White House.
However, fears are rising that if Trump pushes Bannon all the way out, it would trigger a backlash at Breitbart, who are one of the biggest news outlets who hasn't been publishing negative news about the president.
McMaster, an active-duty three-star Army general who formerly commanded US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, was named national security adviser in February after the more hard-line Flynn was sacked.
President Trump is mulling another shakeup less than a week after White House deputy chief of staff Katie Walsh suddenly abandoned her West Wing post, and this time top aide Reince Priebus is said to be on the chopping block.
On Friday, a reliable top aide to Mr. Trump spoke to Axios' Mike Allen via New York Magazine and explained that no date has been set, but Priebus and Bannon will be leaving Washington. While H.R. McMaster, the national security adviser, has been working for weeks to find a way to rid the White House foreign policy operation of Bannon, it was ultimately Kushner's influence that made it happen, sources said.
The White House rubbished rumours that claimed the president would be on the verge of a staff rejig.
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Midazolam, the drug in question, has been criticized as contributing to several botched executions in other U.S. states. But since the company had still not received the drug as of Friday, Hunter said they were reviewing legal options.
In what was viewed as a sign of Mr Bannon's declining influence, he was removed from his seat on the National Security Council this week.
On whether Trump will make changes, Ruddy said he wasn't privy to internal discussion but noted, "Donald Trump has a history of ignoring what everyone says or thinks and keeping people he likes for a long period of time". "If my talents aren't needed here, I can take them somewhere else", Bannon reportedly said.
It is not known if the meeting between the two men was successful. In an administration where proximity often equates to power, Kushner was one of the USA officials sitting closest to Trump on Thursday as the president dined with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
"These reports are as absurd as all of the other erroneous gossip columns that have preceded them", assistant press secretary Michael Short told ABC News.
Meanwhile, Kushner's star has been on the rise.
Jared Kushner failed to disclose some of his contacts with Russian government officials when he was filling out his application for a security clearance, his lawyer said Friday.
Priebus is reportedly "with the program" of a more cooperative and inclusive White House, but Bannon may get forced out if he can not adopt a more flexible approach.
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