While Bannon’s departure got most of the headlines, it was equally noteworthy that Carl Icahn left, too. The PBPs haven’t gotten their tax cut yet, and they find white nationalism embarrassing. They are clearly souring on the administration.
So if the leading lights of the Reactionaries and the PBPs are gone, who is left? The military. And what does that mean?
The biggest impact will be on foreign policy; Trump is now surrounded by people who support an aggressive conventional policy, not an unconventional one. There will be no diplomatic revolution, and no openings to Russia, although Trump’s mouth will continue to present an issue with our allies. On the domestic front, the generals have no particular agenda other than stability and coherence, so you can expect more of the same: Reactionary social policies and PBP economic policies.