Quote:It was a good move period. I don't like the guy and believe he should have never been there. 

Apparently, the intent there was for him to basically serve as a seat warmer after Flynn was removed, and the plan was for him to move out of that role when Flynn's replacement was appointed.  Bannon had the top secret clearance to be there, and there was precedent for a political strategist to be in that situation.  Obama appointed David Axelrod to the same spot early in his presidency.  The media didn't make a big deal out of that, and barely noticed when he was removed.

 

It is a good move to remove him now that there's permanent new leadership on the NSC.  I thought it was interesting that along with Bannon, KT McFarland was also removed so that McMasters could bring in his own people.  McFarland is actually a solid pick, but I guess McMasters wanted his guy in there.

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