Casualties. There has, in fact, been a surge in reported civilian casualties in the u. S. Air campaign against the socalled islamic state. And under trump, a massive increase in u. S. Drone strikes, more broadly, almost one every two days according to the council on u. S. Foreign relations. Today, tragically, marked the third time this month a u. S. Led air strike may have killed civilians or even our allies, with 18 syrian fighters alied with the u. S. Killed in a Coalition Air strike in syria. The pentagon blamed partner forces. That news comes on the heels of last weeks air strike in syria and now today the decision to launch the mother of all bombs. And we are just 84 days into the Trump Administration. Im joined by Steve Schmidt larry corb. Larry, im going to go to you first because there is a very strange donald trump relationship to the military. He claimed during the came papa
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skating on thin ice and on his way out? there is all of that mercier money and we know rebecca mercier who give money towards the campaign wants bannon to stay. what s the status of steve bannon. when i was with you guys a week ago, i said i really didn t know and i could get 12 different answers. this week, especially in the later half of this week, the wagons are really circling. there s an increasing choir of people saying not necessarily that he ll go but he ll be margin lies and had losing his proximity to the president. finally you re starting to see fraying among the trumpas who have been loyal no tter what happens but some supporters are upset of bannon being margin liesed. one guy said donald trump dropped an emotional anchor.
later half of this week, the wagons are really circling. there s an increasing choir of people saying not necessarily that he ll go but he ll be margin lies and had losing his proximity to the president. finally you re starting to see fraying among the trump base who have been loyal no matter what happens but some supporters are upset of bannon being margin liesed. one guy said donald trump dropped an emotional anchor. we expect him to keep his word right now. meaning there s a large chunk of his base that wants the bannon agenda specifically. well, yes. but i do think in some ways for trump he s been concerned for a long time making sure the base is with him. there was sort of a band-aid ripping moment with syria where his most ardent supporters were not happy he did this.