House GOPers Shrug Off Concerns About Tension Between Bannon and Ryan

Donald Trump’s newly tapped senior advisor Steve Bannon has previously expressed open disdain for Republican House speaker Paul Ryan, dubbing him an “enemy” and calling for his removal from the position. But House Republicans brushed off the possibility that Bannon’s attacks on Ryan would drive a wedge between Congress and the Trump White House Monday, telling THE WEEKLY STANDARD that the GOP will remain unified.

“I can’t control that, nor can I fix or address it. I’m really indifferent to it,” Utah congressman Jason Chaffetz, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, told TWS when asked about Bannon’s animosity toward Ryan. “We gotta do what we gotta do.”