washington donald trump administration put together controversial executive order immigration steve bannon populist firebrand fast emerge president right-hand man push hard line senior officials department homeland security dhs interpret order mean lawful permanent residents green card holders hail seven muslim-majority countries target immigration order would face additional screen enter country quickly overrule bannon trump chief strategist oversee draft executive order along white house senior policy adviser stephen miller close ally bannon officials say charge operation one senior dhs official say add experts almost immediately overrule white house mean bannon miller senior national security official describe pair tag team push trump key policies include immigration order bar entry refugees place temporary hold people seven countries syria yemen iraq iran sudan somalia libya inclusion green card holders countries intensify opposition executive order spark legal challenge protest airports sharp criticism inside republican party include trump ally dhs officials say little white house consultation immigration customs border security agencies immigration policy change cause widespread confusion implement trump order senior administration official say order go review key people dhs white house national security council several immigration staff capitol hill involve draft order officials say bannon drive force throughout white house decline comment role critics accuse bannon harbor anti-semitic white nationalist sentiments bannon leadership breitbart website present number conspiracy theories trump democratic rival 2016 election hillary clinton well republicans deem lack conservative bona fides bannon ascribe interest populism american nationalism desire curb view corrosive effect globalization reject call ethno-nationalist tendencies movement become chief executive trump election campaign august former goldman sachs banker navy veteran help lead victory clinton appoint trump senior counselor chief strategist job subject u.s. senate confirmation almost constant presence trump side first 10 days administration white house meet american manufacturers cia headquarter day trump swear oval office british prime minister theresa may visit appear greatly expand power first 10 days trump presidency trump give unprecedented seat nsc top-level meet potentially narrow role play director national intelligence dni chairman joint chiefs staff bannon also assert authority almost write statements white house nsc send back document rewrite see fit one nsc official say speak condition anonymity critics include four senior u.s. intelligence officer call decision formalize bannon role nsc meet mistake say risk politicize decisions national security white house spokesman sean spic monday defend bannon inclusion nsc susan rice former national security adviser former president barack obama administration tweet sunday stone cold crazy week crazy bannon miller drown opinions moderate advisers like white house chief staff reince priebus say senior dhs official two people washington work closely white house immigration range issue one people dhs official say priebus felt place enough fellow moderate republicans key position white house counterbalance bannon miller frustrate outsized influence far especially issue immigration national security white house dismiss view officials gossip trump 's go-to man bannon take hardline view immigration