Steve Bannon tries to make amends as aides mobilised to defend Donald Trump

Donald Trump's former chief strategist has reaffirmed his support for the commander in chief and praised Mr Trump's eldest son as "both a patriot and a good man", as he faced a growing backlash.

Steve Bannon infuriated the US president with comments to author Michael Wolff describing a June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower in New York between Donald Trump Jr, Trump campaign aides and a Russian lawyer as "treasonous" and "unpatriotic".