Donald Trump Makes First Appointments, Picks Reince Priebus As Chief Of Staff, Stephen Bannon As Chief Strategist

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Trump with his new chief of staff Reince Priebus

President-elect Donald J. Trump on Sunday chose Reince Priebus, the chairman of the Republican National Committee and a loyal campaign adviser, to be his White House chief of staff, turning to a Washington insider whose friendship with the House speaker, Paul D. Ryan, could help secure early legislative victories.

In selecting Mr. Priebus, Mr. Trump passed over Stephen K. Bannon, a right-wing media provocateur. 

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However the  president-elect named Mr. Bannon his senior counselor and chief West Wing strategist, signaling an embrace of the fringe ideology long advanced by Mr. Bannon and of a continuing disdain for the Republican establishment.

The remainder of Trump’s cabinet, and cabinet-level appointments, are expected to take shape quickly.

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