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    All That White House Drama Might Be Sexy, But It's Beside The Point

    There is backbiting and infighting in the Trump White House that's playing out like a season of House of Cards or Veep. But the president is facing real and difficult challenges at home and abroad.
    by Domenico Montanaro Apr 06, 2017 6 minutes
    Jared Kushner (left), President Trump's son-in-law; President Trump; and White House chief strategist Steve Bannon. Bannon's influence with Trump appears to be on the decline with Kushner on the rise.

    There's a school of thought in politics that says there are key strategists who are puppet masters, pulling the strings of a president or politician. Understand them and their influence, and you understand the person in power.

    Some of us don't subscribe 100 percent to that notion — and it's especially true when it comes to Donald Trump.

    Now, there is plenty of drama in the Trump White House, maybe more than any White House in recent memory. Everyone is trying to figure out just who is in Trump's ear, who he is relying on most. But Trump's attention span and focus are notoriously short and shifting. Trump also surrounds himself with competing power centers (by design) and is often influenced by whomever he spoke with last, meaning just when you think you've got things figured out, they change.

    A lot of the reporting Wednesday and Thursday after White House chief strategist Steve

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