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Ex-Trump strategist Steve Bannon blasts Catholic Church over criticism of DACA decision - ABC News

posted onSeptember 8, 2017
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Article snippet: President Donald Trump's controversial former chief strategist Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which defers deportation of unauthorized residents who were brought to the United States as children. In an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes," Bannon said Catholic bishops went public with their disapproval only because the church has an ulterior motive, which he described as encouraging illegal immigration. "The Catholic Church has been terrible about this," he said in a clip of the interview that aired today on "CBS This Morning." "They need illegal aliens to fill the churches. It's obvious on the face of it. That's what the entire Catholic bishops [are] condemning. They have an economic interest in unlimited immigration, unlimited illegal immigration." His criticism follows a charge this week by Cardinal Trump's top economic adviser, Gary Cohn, with whom Bannon notably clashed before departing the White House last month. "I'm talking about, obviously, about Gary Cohn and some other people," Bannon said. "That if you don't like what he's doing and you don't agree with it, you have an obligation to resign." Link to the full article to read more

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