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| Steve Bannon resigns from Breitbart executive chair post | Steve Bannon resigns from Breitbart executive chair post |
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| Breitbart News executive chairman Steve Bannon is stepping down from his role following a bitter backlash for comments he made about President Donald Trump's campaign. | |
| The Breitbart News Network confirmed the resignation Tuesday. | The Breitbart News Network confirmed the resignation Tuesday. |
| “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. | “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. |
| Bannon, former White House chief strategist under President Donald Trump, had recently come under fire from defenders of the president for comments made in a salacious tell-all book released this month. | Bannon, former White House chief strategist under President Donald Trump, had recently come under fire from defenders of the president for comments made in a salacious tell-all book released this month. |
| In the book “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,” Bannon is quoted by author Michael Wolff as calling a 2016 meeting at Trump Tower between a Russian lawyer and Trump’s son and son-in-law “treasonous.” | In the book “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,” Bannon is quoted by author Michael Wolff as calling a 2016 meeting at Trump Tower between a Russian lawyer and Trump’s son and son-in-law “treasonous.” |
| Bannon has since apologized and walked back that statement, but not before Trump disavowed his former top adviser. | Bannon has since apologized and walked back that statement, but not before Trump disavowed his former top adviser. |
| Last week, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked by the Wall Street Journal if Breitbart should distance itself from Bannon based on his quoted statements. | Last week, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked by the Wall Street Journal if Breitbart should distance itself from Bannon based on his quoted statements. |
| “I certainly think that it's something that they should look at and consider,” she answered. | “I certainly think that it's something that they should look at and consider,” she answered. |
| Breitbart CEO Larry Solov called Bannon, who had been executive chair since 2012, “a valued part of our legacy” on Tuesday. | Breitbart CEO Larry Solov called Bannon, who had been executive chair since 2012, “a valued part of our legacy” on Tuesday. |
| “We will always be grateful for his contributions, and what he has helped us to accomplish,” he added. | “We will always be grateful for his contributions, and what he has helped us to accomplish,” he added. |
| READ MORE: ‘He’s totally onboard’: Wolff book describes Trump admin’s collusion with Israel | READ MORE: ‘He’s totally onboard’: Wolff book describes Trump admin’s collusion with Israel |
| Alex Marlow, Breitbart's editor-in-chief, is reportedly taking over for Bannon. | Alex Marlow, Breitbart's editor-in-chief, is reportedly taking over for Bannon. |
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