Bannon’s Trump Defense Loses White House Support as Strains Grow
- Bannon’s comments in Mueller probe anger Kushner, Ivanka Trump
- At issue is claim about couple vacationing with Russian
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White House officials are distancing themselves from a campaign Donald Trump’s former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, has mounted to defend the president from impeachment, after tensions flared again this weekend between Bannon and Jared Kushner.
Kushner and his wife, Ivanka Trump, who are both senior advisers to the president, were angered by revelations about Bannon’s interactions with Special Counsel Robert Mueller that emerged on Saturday, three people familiar with the matter said.