{"id":70838,"date":"2017-04-09T08:40:55","date_gmt":"2017-04-09T12:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=70838"},"modified":"2017-04-09T08:41:33","modified_gmt":"2017-04-09T12:41:33","slug":"truth-photo-tells-who-is-really-in-charge-kushner-or-bannon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=70838","title":{"rendered":"TRUTH PHOTO: Tells who is really in charge — Kushner or Bannon?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Suspicion between Steve Bannon\u2019s team and Jared Kushner\u2019s has intensified in recent days. | AP Photo<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

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Bannon and Kushner hold sit-down in attempt to bury the hatchet<\/h1>\n

The meeting, ordered by President Trump, comes amid rising tensions between senior aides.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n

By ALEX ISENSTADT<\/span> and JOSH DAWSEY
\nPolitico.com<\/span><\/p>\n

Steve Bannon and Jared Kushner, two warring senior White House aides, had a bury-the-hatchet meeting ordered by President Donald Trump, after arriving at Mar-a-Lago this week.<\/p>\n

The sit-down, which was confirmed by two White House officials, was an attempt to smooth over tensions between the two men, which have dominated headlines for days. Whether the meeting was successful in creating a d\u00e9tente \u2013 and how long it lasts \u2013 is an open question, especially in a White House that has been dominated by infighting.<\/p>\n

Bannon and Kushner had for months been allies. In recent weeks, though, there has been substantial discord between them. The fight, people in the administration say, centers on policy differences. Bannon, White House chief strategist, is a flame-throwing populist who formerly ran Breitbart News. He has criticized Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, for his more politically moderate approach. Kushner is suspicious of Bannon\u2019s fiery style and has been concerned about how he\u2019s influencing the president.<\/p>\n

Suspicion between Bannon\u2019s team and Kushner\u2019s has intensified in recent days, with both sides accusing the other of planting negative stories in the media.<\/p>\n