Rush Limbaugh lashes out at Bannon: 'I never understood half of the president’s staffing'

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January 5, 2018 6:11 PM

Rush Limbaugh, the far-right conservative commentator and radio host, derided Steve Bannon, calling him a leaker and a creation of wealthy GOP donors.

Rush Limbaugh, the far-right conservative commentator and radio host, derided former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, calling him a leaker and a creation of wealthy GOP donors.
Limbaugh also suggested that the president does not do enough to vet the advisers he surrounds himself with.

Limbaugh argued that Trump brought Bannon onto his campaign team in 2016 as part of a deal with the Mercers, who donated millions to his campaign.

"The Mercers gave Trump $5 million. The Mercers wanted Bannon inside Trump. Trump said, okay, fine, make him strategist," Limbaugh said. "I don't know if Trump ever even met Bannon before this campaign began."

Limbaugh also suggested that the president does not do enough to vet the advisers he surrounds himself with.

Limbaugh went on to echo the Trump family's claims that Bannon prioritizes media attention over the president's interests.

"The thing that I think everybody believes and that everybody knows is that most of the leaking that was coming out of the Trump White House was Steve Bannon. Over half of it," Limbaugh said. "I have that on almost unassailable authority."

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