Friday, August 18, 2017
Dumb, cont.
How can a politician make this mistake -- talking openly to a reporter without going on background or off the record? Steve Bannon did it and now will suffer the consequences. He directly contradicted his boss, President Trump. He openly acknowledged his internal fights with other White House staff. He talked as he were the President and able to change the White House team at will. Bannon has enemies, plenty of them, and they will use the interview against him. Of course, Bannon might well have known what he was doing and wanted the interview to be on record. There is always that possibility, but it doesn't look that way and perception counts. Will Bannon avoid the media from here on out or will he continue to lobby publicly for his views? That is a question for Trump and Bannon. Certainly, if the interview was in error, someone needs to explain off-the-record and on-background to him quickly.
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