I’m applauding the news media for this one.
For days, the media have been reporting that Trump can never fire Bannon – either Trump’s too afraid of and intimidated by Bannon, or perhaps Bannon has too much dirt on Trump and can harm him. I have no doubt that this was an orchestrated, and highly effective, ploy. Much like a contrary child, Trump will say “Oh, yes I can, and I say so!” when he’s told he can’t do something. By the same reasoning, Trump would have dug-in his heels, and kept Bannon on staff, if the media had demanded a termination.