Critics of Stephen Bannon's appointment to a top White House job are just bitter about the results of the election, an aide to 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 said Wednesday.

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Trump appointed Bannon, his presidential campaign's CEO, as chief strategist, but some have accused the former Breitbart News executive chairman of having ties to white nationalists.

Jason Miller, an aide to Trump, told reporters at Trump Tower that Bannon is "someone who's embraced diversity at every step" and is a "fantastic example of really being inclusive," according to Bloomberg.

Miller said that the backlash over his appointment is coming from "folks that are bitter the election's over" who "didn't get the result they wanted."

Democrats and civil rights groups have called on Trump to cut ties to Bannon, citing some of Breitbart's coverage, which included referring to conservative commentator Bill Kristol as a "renegade Jew" in a headline this year and publishing stories that criticize Jews, Muslims and feminists.