in fact, steve bannon was, you'll remember, he was appointed to the so called principles committee of the national security council. when mcmaster came in to replace general flynn one of the first things mcmaster did was boot him off of the council. the other question is, what does steve bannon do when he leaves the white house? does he go back as he did before or does he maybe form an alliance as is being reported in some outlets with robert mercer, a deep pocketed conservative and wage war against the establishment figures in the white house? we'll have to see. even though the panel is intrigued with bannon in the white house is over for the moment, it is far from over when you look at what could happen going forward. >> sandra: you gave us so many question, john roberts. >> reporter: every question begs another question when you're covering the white house. >> sandra: yes, sir. good to see you. thank you for that update. things changing by the minute.