'Another one bites the dust': Twitter ecstatically celebrates Steve Bannon's exit from White House
'Congrats on removing your first monument to racism!' Stephen Colbert tweeted to Trump.
US President Donald Trump's chief strategist and controversial adviser Stephen Bannon is leaving the White House and the Internet is celebrating ecstatically. Bannon's ouster came after months of controversy and scrutiny surrounding the embattled White House amid a slew of staff changes.
"White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and Steve Bannon have mutually agreed today would be Steve's last day," White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement on Friday (18 August). "We are grateful for his service and wish him the best,"
The 63-year-old former leader of far-right Breitbart News, who helped Trump win the 2016 election by championing nationalist policies, had a contentious tenure in the West Wing and clashed with numerous aides in the West Wing including Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, daughter Ivanka Trump, national security adviser H.R. McMaster and economic adviser Gary Cohn.
Bannon's influence on Trump has also drawn fierce criticism in recent months and was captured in a Time magazine cover under the headline "The Great Manipulator."
Within hours of his exit, he returned to chair an editorial meeting at Breitbart News.
Meanwhile, social media erupted with gleeful celebration as news of his ouster broke with many saying "it's about time." While many welcomed the surprise announcement, some argued that as a "vile purveyor of white nationalist propaganda", he should have never been in the White House in the first place.
Others questioned whether his removal would actually significantly change the policies of the Trump administration.
"Personnel changes are fascinating and dramatic but let's just remember how little of a difference it makes with this President", Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii tweeted.
The problem was never just Steve Bannon. It was and always will be Donald Trump. https://t.co/cTBqwdwZUW
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) August 18, 2017
Steve Bannon - a purveyor of anti-Semitic, racist, xenophobic&misogynistic ideologies - should never have been in the WH in the first place.
— Richard Blumenthal (@SenBlumenthal) August 18, 2017
Most Twitter users responded with a slew of hilarious memes, jokes and comments.
"Congrats on removing your first monument to racism!", Stephen Colbert tweeted to Trump.
One person joked: "Source close to Bannon says there were underlying tensions with Trump, but final straw was using permanent marker on white board."
"James Comey, Sean Spicer, Anthony Scaramucci, and now Steve Bannon -- how many White House exit contestants can Dancing with the Stars have?" another mused.
Woah. I did Nazi that coming. Don't worry, Steve, I'm sure you'll be alt-right. #BannonOut
— James Brownsell (@JamesBrownsell) August 18, 2017
SuMMeR FRiDayyyyy. 😎 pic.twitter.com/qBTx9FVmEF
— Matt Lynch (@mbradylynch) August 18, 2017
Bye bye Steve Bannon!!!!!!! Oh my god this tweet has been sitting in my drafts for WAY TOO LONG!!!!!!!
— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) August 18, 2017
At least steve bannon already looks unemployed.
— Michelle Wolf (@michelleisawolf) August 18, 2017
Steve Bannon Is Removed But Only After He Has Laid Eggs Everywhere
— Alexandra Petri (@petridishes) August 18, 2017
Create your own Steve Bannon action figure by simply drawing two eyes & a mouth on some mouldy Spam. pic.twitter.com/vi58muYcmL
— Glenn (@Frackpong) August 18, 2017
"steve bannon lasted 11 scaramuccis" - text from a friend
— Sara Yasin (@missyasin) August 18, 2017
Steve Bannon is the next one to be eliminated......... tune in next week for more White House Survivor.
— Donald J. Trump (@AKADonaldTrump) August 18, 2017
#BannonOut pic.twitter.com/I9pH1WgycI
Trump: "I fired Steve Bannon"
— Darth Vader (@DepressedDarth) August 18, 2017
Emperor: "Good.. good.." pic.twitter.com/hVJJPinZA6
The white Hobo Steve Bannon has left the building. The parting gift was a case of stolis vodka !
— Adelino Camara (@ADIC33) August 18, 2017
Someone just asked "who's Steve Bannon?" and I wanted to hug them just to be enveloped in that kind of innocence and purity for a minute
— Elly Higginbottom (@EllyHB) August 18, 2017
Would you rather fight one horse-sized Steve Bannon or a hundred duck-sized Stephen Millers? https://t.co/oVN5AwVnrk
— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) August 18, 2017
Dear Steve Bannon, if you leak the pee tape or the n-word tape via Breitbart, we all promise to stop photoshopping extra sores on your face.
— Randi Mayem Singer (@rmayemsinger) August 18, 2017
— JSG (@JoeinWashDC) August 18, 2017
Now that Steve Bannon is out, Trump will have to start thinking for himself, which is even more dangerous and scary.
— Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) August 18, 2017
Steve Bannon leaves the White House; sun is blotted from the sky; faygo-guzzling deathcore rap clowns fight the Nazis
— Jared Rosen (@notquitefrodo) August 18, 2017
It's been ONE WEEK
— It is what it is (@ECU_ALUM) August 18, 2017
— Aly Keves (@alykeves) August 18, 2017
Here at arbys we'd like to welcome steve bannon back to his old job: sleeping in our dumpster & barfing up gin in our parking lot
— Nihilist Arby's (@nihilist_arbys) August 18, 2017
Eat arbys
BREAKING NEWS: Grotesque Confederate Statue Removed from the White House. pic.twitter.com/xcQOuzEtjg
— david ehrlich (@davidehrlich) August 18, 2017
Steve Bannon has resigned to spend more time with his jars of preserved animal fetuses
— Patrick Monahan (@pattymo) August 18, 2017
So Bannon is out now?
— Imani Gandy (@AngryBlackLady) August 18, 2017
Is someone gonna get axed every week like…like…
Holy shit. We are LIVING The Apprentice.
When Steve Bannon was fired I had this reaction #BannonOut pic.twitter.com/7AHqqAkp1e
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) August 18, 2017
Steve Bannon seen leaving White House. #BannonOut pic.twitter.com/VFiAFEuFx0
— Kim (@DancinKim76) August 18, 2017
Trump is clearly pivoting to video #BannonOUT
— Sam Stein (@samstein) August 18, 2017
Bannon. Out. pic.twitter.com/v4mvBGmzT2
— Duncan (@joeveeoh) August 18, 2017
🎶Get it on
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) August 18, 2017
Bannon gone
Get in on 🎶
It is a delicious irony that the white supremacist rally has led to the ouster of the most visible white supremacist from the White House.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) August 18, 2017
Steve Bannon's removal means nothing; the village idiot is still in time square. #SteveBannon
— Ebony Bloggiful (@EbonyBloggs) August 18, 2017
BANNON GONE! When Bannon saw Trump able to defend white power all on his own, he said 2 himself, "My job here is done. Mission accomplished"
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) August 18, 2017
Leaving to spend more time with his pets. pic.twitter.com/ClfrJXte8b
— Full Frontal (@FullFrontalSamB) August 18, 2017
Breaking: Trumps White House reportedly in talks with Satan to replace Steve Bannon. 😬😈😬
— B. Graham (@brggoofy) August 18, 2017
Steve Bannon is only the second president of the United States, after Richard Nixon, to be forced to resign. pic.twitter.com/Z6aSQgjjZj
— Harry McCracken 🇺🇸 (@harrymccracken) August 19, 2017
Well, now that Steve Bannon is out of a job I guess we all know what he's going to do with his time. *knowing look*
— Maureen Johnson (@maureenjohnson) August 18, 2017
If Steve Bannon is gone, another horcrux is defeated. But who is the horcrux Trump never intended to create? My money is on Eric.
— Jill Biden (@JillBidenVeep) August 18, 2017
Steve Bannon will be greatly missed - his contributions to our great nation are countless.
— Nate Lerner (@NathanLerner) August 18, 2017
Just kidding he's done nothing. Bye Forever pic.twitter.com/FtKxQqq4Ak
Congrats to Steve Bannon for finding work immediately https://t.co/faF1jIRJf0
— Chris Reinacher (@chrisreinacher) August 19, 2017
Trump in the Oval Office right now pic.twitter.com/ZxdLjpJvk3
— Philip Lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) August 18, 2017
So Bannon is out now?
— Imani Gandy (@AngryBlackLady) August 18, 2017
Is someone gonna get axed every week like…like…
Holy shit. We are LIVING The Apprentice.
Steve Bannon is one of many who need to be let go from White House. The question is where will they go & what harm will they continue to do?
— Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) August 18, 2017
Hope Hicks looks down at her notebook. With a red pen she neatly crosses out the name:
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) August 18, 2017
-STEPHEN K. BANNON
She smiles and turns the page...
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