Support NeoGAF

[JettDash]

President Trump has told close associates that he believes Steve Bannon is behind damaging leaks about White House colleagues, putting the chief strategist's job in fresh jeopardy, sources close to the president tell me.

https://www.axios.com/steve-bannons-job-in-jeopardy-trump-suspects-him-of-leaking-2472208484.html

LMAO

 

[MrSaturn99]

Oh my.

 

[rokkerkory]

Axios is it trustworthy

 

[Fergie]

Do it.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Axios is a suspect source. I'll need to hear it from someone else.

 

[Ithil]

He'll regret that when Bannon uses Breitbart to start shitting on Trump.

 

[Tagyhag]

If this is true, why would Bannon leak stuff? So he would be the only confidant?

 

[LakeEarth]

But then who leaked this?

 

[JettDash]

Axios is it trustworthy

Yes. Founded by a Politico co-founder.

 

[BronsonLee]

HE FOUND THE LEAKER ALL BY HIMSELF
HE'S DONE IT

If this is true, why would Bannon leak stuff? So he would be the only confidant?

So he can cause

(((((((((((((((((((CHAOS))))))))))))))))))))))

 

[Phoenix RISING]

Too good to be true.

 

[Zubz]

I don't know if the site's trustworthy, but I want this to be true. I mean, I hate Bannon, but he probably actually was involved with some of the leaks.

Side-note, I misread this as "Barron" at first & could totally believe Trump would get angry at his 10 year old kid out of his own paranoia about leaks.

 

[TimeEffect]

Thought this was referring to his son for a second

 

[Balphon]

But then who leaked this?

Bannon.

It's a triple-cross.

 

[Wilsongt]

HE FOUND THE LEAKER ALL BY HIMSELF
HE'S DONE IT



So he can cause

(((((((((((((((((((SOROS))))))))))))))))))))))

Fixed

 

[Fergie]

If this is true, why would Bannon leak stuff? So he would be the only confidant?

To seep chaos?

He has expressed a desire to have worldwide chaos.

 

[Dynasty]

If this is true, why would Bannon leak stuff? So he would be the only confidant?

 

[Watch Da Birdie]

Hmm...

Now it makes sense. If Trump is gonna fire Bannon he doesn't want to lose his alt-right support so he tried to win them over today (and, judging from Stormfront, it worked).

 

[KHarvey16]

So a leaker says someone else is the leaker.

Hmmm

 

[Lightning_Roller]

Do it Trump, fire him. Do it.

 

[ramoisdead]

While I'm skeptical, all the leaks have dissented into chaos from both political parties.

So yeah, sounds like Bannon's M.O.

 

[Ajax125]

I'll believe it when he actually fires him

 

[Skatterd]

I mean that would be the least surprising thing you could ever tell me.

 

[skullmuffins]

Spoiler: Literally everyone in the WH has leaked at one point or another. That's what you get with a dysfunctional admin full of back stabbing opportunists.

 

[SodiumBenzoate]

Axios is a suspect source. I'll need to hear it from someone else.

Axios is pretty right wing but they are plugged in as hell to the White House. They would not publish this without someone at the top wanting it out there.

 

[The Kree]

If this is true, why would Bannon leak stuff? So he would be the only confidant?

He wouldn't. But it's awesome that Trump thinks he would.

 

[Kusagari]

So a leaker says someone else is the leaker.

Hmmm

I'm pretty sure most of the leaks at this point are just Bannon's side and Kush's side warring with each other.

So this came from the Kushner group.

 

[Eusis]

Axios is a suspect source. I'll need to hear it from someone else.

I volunteer Fox & Friends to run the story too!

 

[Steel]

This leak will make him suspect his close associates.

 

[grandjedi6]

If this is true, why would Bannon leak stuff? So he would be the only confidant?

To sabotage the opposing members of Trump's team. I'm not sure why Trump is only just realizing this. It's been pretty obvious that Team Bannon has been leaking stuff about Kushner, Priebus, etc.

 

[NullPointer]

Ya think?

Trump is the world's greatest detective.

 

[Bronx-Man]

"IT'S ME, DONALD! It was me ALL ALONG, DONALD!"

 

[StopMakingSense]

NO SHIT.

Spoiler: Literally everyone in the WH has leaked at one point or another. That's what you get with a dysfunctional admin full of back stabbing opportunists.

This.

 

[MechaX]

To sabotage the opposing members of Trump's team. I'm not sure why Trump is only just realizing this. It's been pretty obvious that Team Bannon has been leaking stuff about Kushner, Priebus, etc.

I think this probably only came as an epiphany to Trump a couple of days ago, when it fact Bannon being one of the leakers probably should have been his first thought.

 

[Neuromancer]

Allegedly he can suck his own cock too.

 

[JettDash]

I think this probably only came as an epiphany to Trump a couple of days ago, when it fact Bannon being one of the leakers probably should have been his first thought.

He has a very good brain.

 

[Jackpot]

Bannon has become further isolated

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/11/breitbart-war-on-mcmaster-bites-bannon-241517

Breitbart's war on McMaster bites Bannon

The chief White House strategist is increasingly isolated in the West Wing as new chief of staff John Kelly tries to clamp down on negative news stories.

“The guy is desperately trying to lay low and keep his fights from spilling out into the public,” said one White House official. “Because he knows that he gets blamed.”

 

[richiek]

Letthemfight.gif

 

[Vibranium]

Fire him Trump, do it now. It probably will never happen, but after the awful shit going on in the States the last few days, it's nice to dream.

 

[Maridia]

It'll take a lot to get get Bannon fired. I doubt it ever happens. Trump does like to distance himself from him from time to time, though.

There's a great New Yorker article on why it's not gonna happen.

Here's the money shot:

The Republican close to the White House described Bannon and Trump’s relationship metaphorically: “Imagine you have a seventy-something-year-old very strong personality in the family,” the Republican said. “And he’s got his golfing buddy who is his best friend. And they go off golfing and drinking and smoking cigars. What he really wants to do is smoke cigars. But the family is telling him, ‘Smoking cigars is really bad for you and the doctor told you not to do it.’ He's, like, ‘I know, I know.’ ”

“So when he’s around his family, he’s, like, ‘Look, I’m not smoking cigars!’ And then he goes off with his golf buddy. And guess what they do? They fucking light up cigars, because that's actually who he is and what he thinks. And Bannon is like his golfing buddy that he goes and smokes cigars with. That’s actually who he is.”

The whole thing is worth reading.

 

[cruets]

Then who was phone

 

[BronsonLee]

Bannon has become further isolated

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/11/breitbart-war-on-mcmaster-bites-bannon-241517

It's gonna be some Milton shit where they end up moving him to a broom closet and he just sets the White House on fire

 

[clarknova156]

Just fucking do it. Bannon is pure and complete evil.

 

[PandaPandaPanda]

Allegedly he can suck his own cock too.

pics or it didnt happen



/s

(no pics pls)

 

[Stinkles]

It'll take a lot to get get Bannon fired. I doubt it ever happens. Trump does like to distance himself from him from time to time, though.

Here's a great New Yorker article on why it's not gonna happen.

Here's the money shot:



The whole thing is worth reading.

Cigars is racism and buffoonery huh?

 

[Maridia]

Cigars is racism and buffoonery huh?

Precisely.

 

[Jenov]

They're just leaking all over each other at the white house, just the way Donald likes it.

 

[Dash_Riprock]

To sabotage the opposing members of Trump's team. I'm not sure why Trump is only just realizing this. It's been pretty obvious that Team Bannon has been leaking stuff about Kushner, Priebus, etc.

A smart man would've figured it out the first week in the Oval Office.

Trump is not a smart man.

 

[Hellsing321]

 

[antonz]

Its not really a suspicion. Its documented that Breitbart etc. went to war with McMasters last week. it forced a statement from the WH saying they fully side with McMasters.

Does Trump actually give a fuck? Doubtful. If Bannon goes its because the Generals are exerting their power on trump