Jared and Ivanka Aren’t Pushing Bannon Out—Yet

[View this email in your browser]( Jared and Ivanka Aren’t Pushing Bannon Out—Yet Good morning! Yesterday, we wondered if things could get any worse for ole woebegone Donald J. Trump, the Queens native and ladies’ golf lover, and much to our surprise—it did! On Tuesday, shockingly, Trump walked back his already [appallingly evasive repudiation]( of the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville. It merely amplified what has already been a dizzyingly inept week for the president. Henry Porter illuminated [the simultaneous collapse]( of the American and British experiments, and Craig Unger [elucidated]( Robert Mueller’s fascination with Trump SoHo. Meanwhile, Jamil Smith [delineated]( the key to a Democratic sweep in 2018; and Nick Bilton [exposed]( the latest turmoil inside Twitter. But who cares about yesterday’s news, anyway? Today, we lead with Sarah Ellison’s dispatch from Charlottesville, Virginia, in which she explains why the idyllic college town became the site of this past weekend’s horrific events. Emily Jane Fox explains how Steve Bannon, Trump’s resident, is safe—for now. We hope that you are enjoying what you are reading. Have a great day! [A gathering of hundreds of white nationalists in near the statue of Confederate hero Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia, August 12, 2017.]( [Why Charlottesville, Liberal College Town, Became Ground Zero for White Supremacy]( [By Sarah Ellison]( [Racism exists everywhere in America and is baked into the foundation of the country, but few places could beat Charlottesville in its symbolic appeal for white supremacists looking to make a point.]( [Jared and Ivanka Aren’t Pushing Bannon Out—Yet]( [By Emily Jane Fox]( [President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that we will see what happens to his chief strategist.]( [Trump Defends White Nationalists, Blames Leftists for Charlottesville Violence]( [By Maya Kosoff]( [“There are two sides to a story,” the president said in a stunning press conference Tuesday.]( [Another Piece of the Russia Puzzle Falls into Place]( [By Abigail Tracy]( [One of Trump’s campaign advisers reportedly made repeated efforts to arrange meetings with Russian officials.]( [From the Archives: Hitchens on Hitler]( [By Christopher Hitchens]( [In this V.F. classic, the inimitable author explains how a talentless crank became incomparably evil—and almost took Europe down with him.]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( This email was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e–mail address, [vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com]( to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Copyright © Condé Nast 2017. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10038. All rights reserved.