By Matthew Rusling
WASHINGTONï¼ Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's choice of White House staff has sparked an early controversyï¼ as he prepares to take the helm at the White House.
The choice of Steve Bannon as Trump's chief of staff is taking heat from U.S. mediaï¼ members of Congressï¼ and left-leaning groups over the decision.
Bannonï¼ who publishes online news website Breitbartï¼ is being lambasted by a number of liberal groups for what they call promoting racist ideology in his publication. Some groups are even calling for Bannon to get booted out.
On Wednesdayï¼ 169 members of the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to Trumpï¼ asking him to rescind the appointment of Bannon. Although House Republicans were invited to sign onï¼ none did soï¼ according to a press release sent out Wednesday to reportersï¼ from Congressman Jerrold Nadler's office.
"Trump's choice of Bannon will hurt him because it reinforces the view that the president is contemplating extreme actionï¼" Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Darrell West told Xinhua.
"People fear that Bannon will promulgate anti-minority and anti-women viewpointsï¼ since those were common on his websiteï¼" West said.
"Many groups have expressed concern over this appointment and asked that it be withdrawn. This is very rare for that to happen in presidential politicsï¼" he added.
Dan Mahaffeeï¼ an analyst with the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congressï¼ told Xinhua that Trump's choice of Bannon avoids alienating a large amount of the Republican Party's grassroots that propelled Trump on the path to the White House.
"Yet it raises significant concerns among Washington establishment groups about the tone of the Trump administration and potential influence from nationalist and populist playersï¼" he said.
Trump's transition to power has so far been rockyï¼ according to U.S. media reportsï¼ with some reports even suggesting the administration is in disarray as it tries to fill more than 1ï¼000 positions in the next couple of months before Trump takes charge.
"I think the Trump administration is at a major turning point in the transitionï¼ with significant conflict between establishment figures and outsidersï¼ and that appears to be a major issue with the national security side of the transitionï¼" Mahaffee said.
"Regardless of Bannonï¼ if (Trump's) inner circle is fighting against itself with major players leaving the processï¼ combined with a struggle between those favoring loyalty versus those favoring competenceï¼ the Trump administration could be wasting precious time in getting its transition movingï¼" he said.
Indeedï¼ reports in U.S. media contend that the transition is in disarrayï¼ with some figuresï¼ such as New Jersey Governor Chris Christieï¼ who was fired as head of Trump's transition team.
For their partï¼ some Democrats seem conciliatory and are seeking ways to join Trump rather than oppose him.
"I think Democrats are currently looking for areas where they might be able to cooperate with Trumpï¼ while also taking stock of th. Wholesale Authentic Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping Wholesale Authentic Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap Wholesale College Football Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap Wholesale Nike NBA Jerseys Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NBA Basketball Jerseys Wholesale College Hockey Jerseys