Steve Bannon Has Everything To Do With Trump's Presidency

I love how President Trump is acting like he hardly ever knew Steve Bannon:

Steve Bannon has nothing to do with me or my Presidency. When he was fired, he not only lost his job, he lost his mind. Steve was a staffer who worked for me after I had already won the nomination by defeating seventeen candidates, often described as the most talented field ever assembled in the Republican Party.

Now I don't feel the least bit sorry for Bannon. But this is utter lie on Trump's part. Steve Bannon had everything to do with Donald Trump and his presidency. He wasn't a mere staffer, but rather the campaign's Chief Executive from August through November 2016. Following Trump's election, Bannon became the White House Chief Strategist located next to the Oval Office and attended National Security Council meetings on behalf of the President before departing in August 2017. If Bannon was fired as Trump states, the White House certainly did not say so at the time. In fact, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated at the time, "We are grateful for his service and wish him the best,"

It is most curious to hear Trump note his GOP opponents as "the most talented field ever assembled in the Republican Party" when you consider he likened Ben Carson to a child molester, mocked Carly Fiorina's physical appearance and where it concerned Ted Cruz mocked his wife's physical appearance and suggested his father was involved in the assassination of President Kennedy. But when has Trump ever let facts get in the way of an argument? The President went on to say:

Steve had very little to do with our historic victory, which was delivered by the forgotten men and women of this country. Yet Steve had everything to do with the loss of a Senate seat in Alabama held for more than thirty years by Republicans. Steve doesn’t represent my base -- he’s only in it for himself.

Well, last I checked, when other Republicans shied away from Moore, Trump forcefully endorsed him. Had Moore prevailed last month do you think Trump would credit Bannon for his victory now that he has seen fit to call the June 2016 meeting between Donald Trump, Jr., Paul Manafort and Jared Kushner and Russian government officials at Trump Tower treasonous?

President Trump can minimize Steve Bannon and call him Sloppy Steve all he wants. But would Bannon be a household name if Trump hadn't appointed him his Chief Executive and then his White House Chief Strategist? If Bannon had lost his mind it certainly doesn't say a great deal about Trump's judgment.

In any case, Bannon might have the last laugh if he sees fit to talk to Robert Mueller. Of course, this is provided that Trump doesn't fire Mueller first.