Bannon fired

washington — President Donald Trump on Friday finally parted ways with controversial far-right chief strategist Steve Bannon, after weeks of speculation and as the administration reels from the fallout over Trump’s response to a violent white supremacist rally.

Seen as the driving force behind Trump’s nationalist-populist agenda — making him a hero of the so-called “alt right” and a bete noire for centrists — Bannon’s presence at the White House has been contested from the start. —