Joe Raedle/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Steve Bannon has stepped down from his role as the head of Breitbart News Network, the site reported Tuesday.
Bannon has served as the far-right news site’s executive chairman since 2012, taking a break in 2016 and 2017 to help run now-President Donald Trump’s campaign and then serve in his administration.
The news was first reported by The New York Times and then was announced on Breitbart’s news site.
Breitbart’s announcement included a quote from Bannon, saying he is “proud of what the Breitbart team has accomplished in so short a period of time in building out a world-class news platform.”
Bannon was forced to resign from his position at the White House on Aug. 18, nearly seven months after starting as the president’s chief strategist.
Upon his departure, Bannon rejoined Breitbart News.
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