Steve Bannon steps down from Breitbart

Story by The Hill
Written by Avery Anapol

Stephen Bannon is stepping down from his role as chairman of Breitbart News.

Breitbart confirmed the former White House chief strategist's departure on Tuesday on their website.

“I’m proud of what the Breitbart team has accomplished in so short a period of time in building out a world-class news platform," Bannon said.

Bannon's departure comes after Bannon found himself at odds with President Trump over quotes Bannon made in the recently published Michael Wolff book "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House." In the book, Bannon called the 2016 meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and a Russian lawyer "treasonous."

The New York Times reported that Bannon was forced out by billionaire Breitbart investor Rebekah Mercer, who earlier this month cut ties with the former White House chief strategist.

Bannon belatedly apologized for his remarks in the book on Sunday, but the White House rejected his apology.