The health secretary. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Following his tweet about north korea, President Trump has gone on the offensive again tonight, this time to launch a lengthy attack on his former chief strategist steve bannon. What provoked it were reports that bannon had described a meeting between the president s son and a russian lawyer during the president ial Election Campaign as treasonous and unpatriotic. Its understood the comments will be published in a book next week. The president has hit back with a statement tonight. Claiming steve bannon had nothing to do with helping win the presidency, mr trump says when he was fired, he not only lost his job, he lost his mind. Our north america editor, jon sopel, is at the white house. I thought it would take quite something to eclipse Donald Trumps tweet about kim jong un, it now seems that the president and Stephen Bannon were engaged in a battle for who has got the biggest boston and the most powerful one. Let me read you
Thanks forjoining us. Its87am in singapore, 12pm in london and 7pm in washington, where a vicious war of words has erupted between President Trump and the chief strategist he fired back in august. Mr trump is denouncing steve bannon, saying he had nothing to do with his election victory. Its all because of comments from mr bannon describing a meeting between the president s son, son in law, and a russian lawyer during the president ial Election Campaign as treasonous and unpatriotic. Its understood the comments will be published in a book next week. President trump hit back with scathing comments, saying when he was fired, he not only lost his job, he lost his mind. When asked if the president s son Donald Trump Jr had, in fact, committed treason, the White House Press secretary had this to say. To the ridiculous accusation to be sure we have addressed many times from here before, and if that is in reference to comments made by steve bannon, i refer you back to the ones that he made pr
And london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm in washington where a vicious war of words has erupted between President Trump and the chief strategist he fired back in august. Mr trump is denouncing steve bannon saying he had nothing to do with his election victory. Its all because of comments from mr bannon describing a meeting between the president s son, son in law and a russian lawyer during the president ial Election Campaign as treasonous and unpatriotic. Its understood the comments will be published in a book next week. President trump hit back with scathing comments saying, when he was fired, he not only lost his job, he lost his mind. When asked if the president s son, Donald Trump Jr had, in fact, committed treason, the White House Press secretary had this to say. I think that is a ridiculous accusation, and one that im pretty sure weve addressed many times from here before, and if that is a reference to comments made by mr bannon
Donald junior of treason, for meeting during the Election Campaign with a group of russians whod promised him damaging material on hillary clinton. The president has responded that steve bannon had notjust lost his job at the white house he lost his mind as well. This from our north america correspondent peter bowes. They were once i speak as these. Steve bannon helped to shape the America First campaign that elected donald trump. In the white house he was a key player. He had the ear of the president. But hisjob as was a key player. He had the ear of the president. But his job as chief strategist was short lived and he returned to his goal, job is the head of breitbart news. He promised to be the president swingman outside but this reveals a different story. The most damaging claim is that steve bannon watched a meeting between donald trump junior and steve bannon watched a meeting between donald trumpjunior and a bunch of russian lawyers during the campaign and considered it treasono
A spectacular war of words has broken out between donald trump and his former chief strategist steve bannon. Bannon is quoted in a new book accusing the president s son donald, jr of treason, for meeting during the Election Campaign with a group of russians whod promised him damaging material on hillary clinton. The president has responded that steve bannon had notjust lost his job at the white house he lost his mind as well. This from our north america correspondent peter bowes. Steve bannon helped to shape the America First campaign that elected donald trump. In the white house he was a key player. He had the ear of the president. But his job as chief strategist was short lived and he returned to his previous position as the head of rightwing outlet breitbart news. He promised to be the president s wingman outside but this book reveals a different story. The most damaging claim is that steve bannon watched a meeting between donald trump junior and a bunch of russian lawyers during th