Sacked Stephen Bannon claims Donald Trump presidency is over

Ousted White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon on Saturday said the Trump presidency that the right-wing conservatives helped make a reality is “over” and the President would now be “moderated” by the Republicans.

Mr Bannon, who headed the controversial right-wing website Breitbart News before joining the Trump administration, also denied that he was fired from the key position.

Hours after he left the White House, the 63-year-old returned to Breitbart News as its executive chairman and also chaired the company’s evening editorial meeting on Friday. “The Trump presidency that we fought for, and won, is over,” he told the conservative outlet Weekly Standard. “We still have a huge movement, and we will make something of this Trump presidency. But that presidency is over. It’ll be something else. And there’ll be all kinds of fights, and there’ll be good days and bad days, but that presidency is over,” said Mr Bannon, who is generally perceived as the driving force behind Mr Trump’s “nationalist” ideology.

Mr Bannon said that his departure was voluntary, and that he had planned it to coincide with the one-year anniversary of his joining the Trump campaign as chief executive, on August 14, 2016.

“On August 7, I talked to [Chief of Staff John] Kelly and to the President, and I told them that my resignation would be effective the following Monday, on 14,” he said.

The former White House chief strategist said that the fight is just the beginning. “I feel jacked up. Now I’m free. I’ve got my hands back on my weapons,” Mr Bannon said.

We still have a huge movement, and we will make something of this Trump presidency. But that presidency is over... there’ll be good days and bad days, but that presidency is over.
— Steve Bannon, Ex-Trump aide

2. Reince Priebus He was ousted in July amid infighting between factions in the administration

6. Michael Flynn: The national security adviser served less than a month and resigned on February 13.

4. Steve bannon Mr Bannon left the White House on August 18.

5. Sean Spicer The press secretary resigned in June.