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January 30, 2017

White House Political Adviser Steve Bannon Gets Top National Security Role
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Donald Trump has elevated chief strategist Steve Bannon to a top
national security role, while downgrading the roles of the director of
national intelligence and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The
move adds Bannon to the "principals committee" of the National Security
Council-a role usually filled by the secretaries of state and defense
and senior intelligence officials. Bannon is the former head of
right-wing Breitbart Media, a haven for the white nationalist movement.


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