Why Twitter Is Talking About Steve Bannon with the Hashtag #StopPresidentBannon
very short article. Links embedded to longer article. But good to know the hashtag was trending.
Why Twitter Is Talking About Steve Bannon with the Hashtag #StopPresidentBannon
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By Madeline Farber
Posted on January 29, 2017 at 11:17am EST
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Steven K. Bannon, Senior Counselor for the presidency of Donald Trump chats outside St. John's Church in Washington, DC, after a service for U.S. President-elect Trump, January 20, 2017. Credit: Chris Kleponis / EPA - NO'WIRE'SERVICE - Photo by: Chris Kleponis/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images
This article originally appeared on TIME.
The hashtag #StopPresidentBannon hit the top of Twitter’s U.S. trending chart as thousands sought to protest President Trump’s chief strategist.
Bannon was promoted to a role on the National Security Council (NSC) on Saturday. The council is the main group that advises the president on national security and foreign affairs. With the move, Bannon will join “high-level discussions about national security,” according BBC News.
The move also shook up traditional makeup of the council, diminishing the role of military and intelligence leadership. According to the BBC, “the director of national intelligence and the joint chiefs will attend when discussions pertain to their areas.” Normally, the director and joint chiefs attend all meetings in the principals’ committee — the NSC’s inner circle, according to BBC...................
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