Trump Selects White Nationalist Figure As Chief Strategist

The Takeaway | Nov 11, 2016

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President-elect Donald Trump has named two of his first hires: GOP Chairman Reince Priebus will be chief of staff, and Stephen Bannon, a white nationalist figure, will have a West Wing office as chief strategist and senior counselor to the president. Bannon was the chairman of the alt-right news website Breitbart.com before joining the Trump campaign as CEO in August.

The news of Bannon's appointment has worried many, including the Anti-Defamation League:

Takeaway Washington Correspondent Todd Zwillich explains what these appointments mean for the future of the Trump Administration. 

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