8:19
- ABC News
- August 18, 2017
Washington reacts to Bannon's WH departure
Bannon was under pressure to resign.
8:19
Rejecting Steve Bannon is just one step, @POTUS must unequivocally condemn and reject the so-called \"alt-right\" and their hateful ideology.
— Senator Bob Casey (@SenBobCasey) August 18, 2017
While he never should have been in the WH, I’m glad Bannon is out. But he's just one staffer & we need real action to undo the damage done https://t.co/s6qHu9lu3v
— Senator Bob Menendez (@SenatorMenendez) August 18, 2017
It's the President that matters.
— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) August 18, 2017
Good riddance again. https://t.co/EMgCy01esA
— Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) August 18, 2017
Looks like general John Kelly is taking control of the White House. That is a good thing.
— Bill Nelson (@SenBillNelson) August 18, 2017
Remember, Trump was hawking birtherism - the molding agent between racists and legitimate political opposition to Obama - way before Bannon.
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) August 18, 2017
\"I find it pretty interesting that Steve Bannon was hired despite the criticism about this white nationalist propaganda that he had been publishing at Breitbart... It was disgraceful to hire someone who said and published the terrible things he’s said. Long overdue.\" - on ABC News' \"Powerhouse Politics\" podcast.
No one w/ ties to white supremacist movements should ever serve in our @WhiteHouse. Bannon's exit was long overdue. Much more must be done.
— Tim Walz (@RepTimWalz) August 18, 2017
\"Steve Bannon should have never been given the honor of working in the White House and serving the Office of the President of the United States. His past work and strong ties to the white nationalist movement are a direct assault on our American values.\"
\"But, let’s be clear, his departure does not absolve President Trump of his actions. The Oval Office has become the epicenter of support for neo-Nazis, white nationalists, and domestic terrorists. President Trump must apologize for standing up for hate and must immediately reverse course on his anti-immigrant and anti-American policies.”
Bannon may be gone, but things won't change if Grand Wizard remains in Oval Office #Birther-in-Chief
— Hakeem Jeffries (@RepJeffries) August 18, 2017
Bannon finally gone. Now he can march w/ the whole crowd: neo-Nazis, white supremacists, Klan while knowing it will still find favor in Oval
— Gerry Connolly (@GerryConnolly) August 18, 2017
\"Steve Bannon’s exit from the White House is long overdue. However, given President Trump’s agenda and especially after his comments this past week about the violence in Charlottesville, he has much more work to do to convince the American people that he eschews racism, homophobia, xenophobia, and anti-Semitism, and is working to unite – not divide – our country.”
Let me be clear no one is celebrating a racist being removed From the White House - he should have never been there. https://t.co/y9kcZxJT7g
— Bonnie WatsonColeman (@RepBonnie) August 18, 2017
Trump has so far fired:
— Rep. Dan Kildee (@RepDanKildee) August 18, 2017
?Chief of staff
?Chief strategist
?Nat Security Adviser
?2x Comms Directors
?Press Sec
?FBI director#chaos
\"I'm happy that Steve Bannon will no longer work in the White House. But his departure cannot wash away the harm he and the President have done. It can't reverse the Muslim Ban. It can't reverse the President's inappropriate attacks on a Federal judge of Mexican heritage. And it can't reverse the White House's reluctance to denounce white supremacists.\"
Bannon should never had been that close to the Oval. Now let's deal with other enabling staff & Enabler-in-Chief. #FireMiller #FireGorka https://t.co/y4CqUR3ksq
— Bill Pascrell, Jr. (@BillPascrell) August 18, 2017
Bannon was A problem, Trump is THE problem! #RepealAndReplaceTrump
— Congressman Al Green (@RepAlGreen) August 18, 2017
Removal of Steve #Bannon is just 1 step in the right direction. We must expel forces of hate & influence of bigotry from our government.
— Mike Quigley (@RepMikeQuigley) August 18, 2017
Good riddance! Bannon is aligned w/white supremacists & never should have been working in the White House at all. https://t.co/1ePVVlrZq6
— Donald Norcross (@DonaldNorcross) August 18, 2017
Bannon should've never held a post in the White House, which is still infested with the Alt-Right. Irreversible damage already been done. https://t.co/9j15YvgG12
— Gregory Meeks (@GregoryMeeks) August 18, 2017
Bannon’s out but what happened Tuesday came out of Trump’s mouth. One down, three to go -- Miller, Gorka, Sessions. Your voice matters.
— Congressmember Bass (@RepKarenBass) August 18, 2017
Good riddance! Now we need to focus on getting the other racists out of the White House. https://t.co/CVIW6j8JLM
— Yvette D. Clarke (@RepYvetteClarke) August 18, 2017
Bannon booted - but hold the cheers. What follows could be worse, so there's no cause for complacency. https://t.co/nTstbdiR4x
— Richard Blumenthal (@SenBlumenthal) August 18, 2017
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified the party affiliation for Rep. Mike Quigley.
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