WASHINGTON, D.C.: Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon on Sunday (Monday in Manila) sought to back away from incendiary remarks quoted in an explosive new book that have landed him in hot water with the president he helped elect. Bannon has found himself in dire straits since excerpts of Paul Wolff’s “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House”—an explosive behind-the-scenes account that questions the president’s fitness for office—were first published on Wednesday. “I would have been delighted to have written a contrarian account here: ‘Donald Trump, this unexpected president, is actually going to succeed.’ Okay, that’s not the story. “Jake Tapper of Fake News CNN just got destroyed in his interview with Stephen Miller of the Trump Administration. Watch the hatred and unfairness of this CNN flunky!” Trump tweeted after the segment aired.

Source: Manila Times January 08, 2018 13:07 UTC