White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will answer reporters’ questions on Wednesday afternoon.

Earlier Wednesday, President Trump ripped former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon for his incendiary criticism of the president and his family published in a new book.



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In a blistering statement issued by the White House, Trump said Bannon has "lost his mind" and claimed he had “no influence” within the West Wing.

“Steve Bannon has nothing to do with me or my presidency,” Trump said. “When he was fired, he not only lost his job, he lost his mind.”

The forthcoming book by Michael Wolff, "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House," purports to draw on more than 200 interviews. It is full of explosive claims about Trump, his family and his staff that painted a picture of a campaign and administration wracked by chaos and infighting.

Bannon, who was ousted from the White House last August, is quoted frequently as a central figure in the campaign and the administration.

The briefing is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m.

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