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Where Things Stand: Trump Crawls Back To Once-Estranged Friend

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US president's former strategist Steve Bannon attends a debate on Europe at the headquarters of strategic consultancy Comin & Partners in Rome on March 25, 2019. - Bannon, Italian Democratic Party (PD) politician... US president's former strategist Steve Bannon attends a debate on Europe at the headquarters of strategic consultancy Comin & Partners in Rome on March 25, 2019. - Bannon, Italian Democratic Party (PD) politician and former Minister of Economic Development, Carlo Calenda attend on March 25 a debate entitled "Sovereignism vs Europeanism" on the future of Europe and on how western democracies are transforming. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP) (Photo by ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images) MORE LESS

January 15, 2021 12:58 p.m.

Back in 2018, Trump had one of his most dramatic bromance breakups yet.

If you recall, it was back when excerpts of Michael Wolff’s new book “Fire and Fury” were trickling out. Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon was quoted in the book calling the infamous 2016 Trump Tower meeting between Donnie Jr., Jared Kushner, Paul Manafort and a Russian lawyer “treasonous.” Trump dumped him immediately and in brutal fashion.

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