A growing number of Senate Democrats are demanding that President-elect Donald Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE fire Stephen Bannon, arguing he should not be given a White House position.

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Stabenow argued that picking Bannon as a chief strategist and senior counselor is the "wrong message" after a contentious presidential election.

"This is someone who has expressed racist, sexist, anti-Semitic, anti-LGBT sentiments," said Stabenow, a member of Senate Democratic leadership. "This is someone whose views do not belong in the White House."

GOP lawmakers have generally avoided discussing Bannon, the Breitbart News executive who served as Trump's campaign chairman, while other Trump advisers have defended him.

Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway said people should look at Bannon's entire career, which includes stints on Wall Street, in the Navy and in Hollywood.

“He has got a Harvard business degree. He’s a naval officer. He has success in entertainment,” Conway told reporters Monday in Trump Tower, according to The New York Times . She also called him a “brilliant tactician.”