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How to Keep Steve Bannon Out of the White House
Opponents of Trump need to pick their battles. And this is one they should fight.
It doesn't get scarier.
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As Donald Trump builds his administration, it's important to distinguish between his legitimate decisions on personnel and policy -- even those that differ substantially from mainstream ones -- and the scarier actions that need to be resisted by everyone committed to democracy.
Take the first big announcements on filling jobs at the White House. As the new chief of staff, Reince Priebus, the Republican National Committee chairman, is not the worst possible choice.