Reports: Strategist Steve Bannon Leaving White House

FILE – In this Feb. 7, 2017 file photo, White House chief strategist Steve Bannon listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with county sheriffs in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. Pro-Russian opposition leaders in Montenegro have asked the White House chief strategist to help block the Balkan country’s … Continued

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White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is leaving his White House post.

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That’s according to two people familiar with the decision who demanded anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss private conversations.

Bannon was a key adviser to President Donald Trump’s general election campaign and has been a forceful but contentious presence in a divided White House.

The former leader of conservative Breitbart News pushed Trump to follow through with his campaign promises. But he’s also sparred with some of Trump’s closest advisers, including son-in-law Jared Kushner.