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Trump Picks Priebus As White House Chief Of Staff, Bannon As Top Adviser

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Donald Trump named Republican Party Chairman Reince Priebus his new chief of staff Sunday, placing the longtime GOP operative in one of...
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WASHINGTON (CNN) — Donald Trump named Republican Party Chairman Reince Priebus his new chief of staff Sunday, placing the longtime GOP operative in one of the most powerful positions in the White House, according to a statement from the campaign.

Steve Bannon, the Trump campaign CEO and executive chairman of Breitbart News, was announced as a chief strategist and senior counselor.

Trump Picks Priebus As White House Chief Of Staff, Bannon As Top Adviser

“Steve and Reince are highly qualified leaders who worked well together on our campaign and led us to a historic victory.

Now I will have them both with me in the White House as we work to make America great again,” Trump said in the release.

The campaign statement, which listed Bannon’s role first, referred to the two men as “equal partners.”

“Bannon and Priebus will continue the effective leadership team they formed during the campaign, working as equal partners to transform the federal government, making it much more efficient, effective and productive,” it said.

Priebus should be a reassuring presence to establishment Republicans still uncertain about what a Trump White House will look like. The pick signals that Trump may look to build bridges in Washington and keep continuity with longtime Republican agendas, as opposed to make waves from the beginning.

Priebus is among the longest serving chairmen of the Republican Party, and has generally been popular amid different factions within the party.

He is largely credited with building the ground game that elected Trump and with helping to unite his party after a divisive primary that resulted in many Republicans shunning Trump’s nomination.

The news of Priebus’ hiring was first reported by Politico.

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