Donald Trump has come out in defense of Steve Bannon.

Donald Trump has come out in defense of Steve Bannon.
Prior to becoming the CEO of Trump’s campaign, and, later appointed by the president-elect to serve as chief strategist, Bannon was the chairman of Breitbart, an ultra-conservative publication.
Maggie Haberman, a reporter present at Tuesday’s New York Times interview with the president-elect, quoted Trump as saying, "If I thought he [Steve Bannon] was a racist or alt-right or any of the things, the terms we could use, I wouldn’t even think about hiring him.” 
Many see Bannon differently, with some characterizing him as a white-supremacist, and have voiced great protest over his high-level appointment, notes Politico. 
On that matter, Trump commented, “I think it’s very hard on him. I think he’s having a hard time with it. Because it’s not him.”