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Fears Trump's Steve Bannon hire maintains white nationalism ties
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Donald Trump's appointment of Steve Bannon stokes fears of maintaining white nationalism ties
Far Left, Stephen Bannon's ascension is seen by many opponents that Donald Trump will maintain ties to the populist white nationalism movement .
(Carlo Allegri/Reuters)Outrage flooded social and mainstream media Sunday over Trump’s decision to appoint Bannon, the campaign CEO, as his chief strategist and senior counselor.
Trump also tapped Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, 44, as his chief of staff.
Bannon, 62, is popular among some of the more reactionary elements of the Trump coalition, but his ascension is seen by many opponents as proof that Trump will maintain ties to the populist white nationalism movement.
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A spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Bannon’s new White House position “signals that white supremacists will be represented at the highest levels in Trump’s White House.”
President-elect Donald Trump, left, stands with Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus. Trump on Sunday named Priebus as his White House chief of staff.
(John Locher/AP)“The ADL strongly opposes the appointment of Steve Bannon as senior advisor and chief strategist in the White House,” said the organization’s CEO, Jonathan Greenblatt.
“It is a sad day when a man who presided over the premier website of the ‘alt-right’ — a loose-knit group of white nationalists and unabashed anti-Semites and racists — is slated to be a senior staff member in the ‘people’s house.’”
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A former president of the right-wing Breitbart News, Bannon also remains a controversial figure. He’s faced misdemeanor charges over the past 20 years, including domestic violence, battery and dissuading a witness following an incident involving his then-wife, Mary Louise Piccard.
Woman holds a sign linking a swastika to President-elect Donald Trump during a protest at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on Saturday.
(BECK DIEFENBACH/REUTERS)The appointments came as Trump detractors continued their fifth day of protests in New York and across the nation.
The demonstrations have featured thousands of people shouting anti-Trump messages outside his Fifth Ave. home and headquarters.
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The protests were countered by various acts of hate in different corners of the country, including the harassment of Muslims and paintings of swastikas.
President-elect Donald Trump turns to the camera and tells his supporters who are harassing others to "Stop it!" as he's interviewed by 60 Minutes' Lesley Stahl on Sunday.
(60 Minutes/CBS)“I would tell them ‘Don’t be afraid,’ absolutely,” Trump said.
“Don’t be afraid. We are going to bring our country back. But certainly, don’t be afraid. You know, we just had an election and sort of like you have to be given a little time. I mean, people are protesting.
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“If Hillary (Clinton) had won and if my people went out and protested, everybody would say, ‘Oh, that’s a terrible thing.’ And it would have been a much different attitude. There is a different attitude. You know, there is a double standard here.”
He also said supporters who are harassing people in his name should just “stop it.”
“I am very surprised to hear that — I hate to hear that, I mean I hate to hear that,” Trump said. “But I think it’s a very small amount. I would say don’t do it, that’s terrible, because I’m gonna bring this country together. I am so saddened to hear that. And I say, ‘Stop it.’ If it — if it helps. I will say this, and I will say right to the cameras: ‘Stop it.’ ”
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