President Trump's chief strategist Steve Bannon leaves post

Steve Bannon parts ways with his boss - but vows to keep fighting for the President's agenda from outside the White House.

Steve Bannon has left his role as White House chief strategist

President Donald Trump's chief strategist Steve Bannon is leaving his White House post.
Mr Bannon was a key adviser to the property tycoon during last year's election campaign and has been a contentious presence in the White House.
He pressed Mr Trump to follow through with his campaign promises, but also clashed with some of the US President's closest advisers, including son-in-law Jared Kushner.
US President Donald Trump (L) congratulates Senior Counselor to the President Stephen Bannon during the swearing-in of senior staff in the East Room of the White House on January 22, 2017 in Washington, DC. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
The New York Times, citing a person close to Mr Bannon, reported he had submitted his resignation on 7 August and said that it was set to be announced this week, but had been delayed by the violence in Virginia over the weekend.
This week, Mr Bannon gave an interview to the liberal American Prospect in which he appeared to be undermining Mr Trump's position on North Korea.
He told associates that he thought he was talking off the record to an associate.
After his departure, Mr Bannon said he remained fully committed to the policies that carried Mr Trump to power.
"If there's any confusion out there, let me clear it up: I'm leaving the White House and going to war for Trump against his opponents - on Capitol Hill, in the media, and in corporate America," he told Bloomberg News.
Within hours of his departure, Breitbart News - the conservative news website which Mr Bannon headed before joining Trump's team - announced he had returned to his former home, as executive chairman.
"The populist-nationalist movement got a lot stronger today," declared Breitbart News editor-in-chief Alex Marlow.
Mr Bannon, 63, is a former US Navy officer, Hollywood movie producer and Goldman Sachs investment banker.
On Tuesday, Mr Trump refused to publicly back Mr Bannon amid speculation he was about to lose his job and pressure from moderate Republicans to oust him.
He told reporters at Trump Tower in New York: "We'll see what happens with Mr Bannon."
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