NBC’s Alexander: Bannon Trying to Poo-Poo the Situation on His Radio Show with Wolff Book and Explosive Allegations

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SCARBOROUGH: "Let’s go to the White House. Obviously a very dull beat this morning. NBC News’ national correspondent Peter Alexander taking up another language just to pass the time. In between your Italian lessons, though Peter, the White House obviously on the attack in the wake of these allegations by Steve Bannon and Michael Wolff’s book. It’s not just Steve Bannon allegations. It’s actually -- it's allegations from the entire West Wing about a dysfunctional White House and a president that doesn’t read. Now, I guess the White House is back in attack mode. What can you tell us?"
ALEXANDER: "Yeah, that’s right. We’ll get into the cease and desist letter that's been now sent by the president’s lawyer to Steve Bannon. But we’re hearing from Bannon himself responding to what’s taken place over the course of the last 24 hours this morning on Sirius XM within the last hour. Let me read you some of the things he's just been saying about this in effect trying to poo-poo the situation right now. He says in part there is no one we think higher of than President Trump in the agenda. So let’s not let the left wing media stir that up. He goes on to say, don't worry about us and the make America great again, the agenda. President Trump -- we’re as tight on this agenda as we’ve ever been. Don't worry, there will be no daylight between the agenda. Donald Trump and the folks at 'Breitbart', the show, and the website. Well, that may be how Bannon sees it, but it’s certainly not the way the president here sees it. The concern for him is not about the agenda but what he really views as something that was deeply personal going after not just himself but his son, Donald Trump Jr., his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump among others."