White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon said Wednesday he was removed from a permanent seat on the National Security Council because it was no longer in danger of being “operationalized” for non-security purposes, as he asserted was the case under former Obama national security adviser Susan E. Rice.
Mr. Bannon, who was taken off the NSC by President Trump, said new national security adviser H.R. McMaster “has returned the NSC to its proper function.”
“Susan Rice operationalized the NSC during the last administration,” Mr. Bannon said in a statement. “I was put on to ensure that it was de-operationalized.”
It is kind of amazing that he just talks about this as if it is normal. The previous administration weaponized the entire intelligence infrastructure, and Trump, recognizing this, had to send in the Honey Badger to lock everything down until Navy SEAL McMaster could get a firm grip on the reins. It shows you Trump is a master General, in full control of every battlefield.
Now, if only they can rein in all of the other political surveillance out there, because you know the NSC was only one head of the hydra. There are pockets of leftist partisans throughout the entire machine who are sure Trump is the second coming of Hitler, and only they can possibly stop him. To say nothing of what is going on at the grassroots level.
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Rabbits, Wolves, Bears, and now Honey Badgers* and SEALs. You sure know how to pick labels that stick!
These ideas can’t go mainstream fast enough. Thankfully, you have the power of nature on your side, in so many ways.
* Such an apt description!
Bannon actually was known at Breitbart for responding with, “Honey Badger don’t give a fuck!” whenever he was challenged over something. Lively character, and the label fits.