Celebrations erupted in the liberal intelligentsia and the mainstream media as news broke out yesterday that US President Donald Trump allegedly removed Assistant to the President and White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon from the National Security Council (NSC). Bannon, who has earned a reputation of executing economic nationalist agenda of Trump, was appointed to the NSC in February and had caused a lot of heartburn in the liberal establishment. So, jubilation was not unexpected when the mediapersons thought that Bannon was being demoted. The story filled their hearts with joy.

Only it wasn’t entirely true. Bannon wasn’t removed from the NSC but the council’s principals committee. He would continue to attend the council’s meetings.