{"id":56496,"date":"2016-11-14T18:22:32","date_gmt":"2016-11-14T22:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=56496"},"modified":"2016-11-14T18:23:06","modified_gmt":"2016-11-14T22:23:06","slug":"56496","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=56496","title":{"rendered":"Trump Names Steve Bannon as White House Chief Strategist and Reince Priebus as Chief of Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"

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AP Photo\/ Evan Vucci<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

by Alex Swoyer
\nBREITBART<\/p>\n

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Sunday that Stephen K.\u00a0Bannon will be the White House\u00a0Chief Strategist and Senior Counselor while\u00a0Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus will serve as White House Chief of Staff.<\/h2>\n

\u201cBannon and Priebus will continue the effective leadership team they formed during the campaign, working as equal partners to transform the federal government, making it much more efficient, effective and productive,\u201d stated a press release from Trump\u2019s transition team on Sunday. \u201cBannon and Priebus will also work together with Vice President-elect Mike Pence to help lead the transition process in the run-up to Inauguration Day.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI am thrilled to have my very successful team continue with me in leading our country,\u201d stated\u00a0President-elect Trump per the press release. \u201cSteve and Reince are highly qualified leaders who worked well together on our campaign and led us to a historic victory. Now I will have them both with me in the White House as we work to make America great again.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bannon responded to the position, saying, \u201cI want to thank President-elect Trump for the opportunity to work with Reince in driving the agenda of the Trump Administration.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a very successful partnership on the campaign, one that led to victory,\u201d Bannon added. \u201cWe will have that same partnership in working to help President-elect Trump achieve his agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is truly an honor to join President-elect Trump in the White House as his Chief of Staff,\u201d Priebus stated of the announcement. \u201cI am very grateful to the President-elect for this opportunity to serve him and this nation as we work to create an economy that works for everyone, secure our borders, repeal and replace Obamacare and destroy radical Islamic terrorism. He will be a great President for all Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n

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