--- description: President Donald Trump will host Chinese President Xi Jinping in Florida in the start of a two-day summit. These are today's top stories. title: Top Stories: Steve Bannon, Pepsi and World War I Centennial image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt14ad378d0871ada9/6988c1a386f68e8a0c6e4231/steve-bannon.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [the morning brief](/tag/the-morning-brief/) ## the morning brief Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Morning Brief: Steve Bannon, Pepsi Ad and World War I Centennial  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 13, 2023 9:52 AM CUTPublished: Apr 6, 2017 12:38 PM CUT  Steve Bannon (center), chief strategist for President Donald Trump, listens during a county sheriff listening session with Trump (not pictured) in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on February 7, 2017 in Washington, DC. Steve Bannon (center), chief strategist for President Donald Trump, listens during a county sheriff listening session with Trump (not pictured) in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on February 7, 2017 in Washington, DC.Pool—Getty Images  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 13, 2023 9:52 AM CUTPublished: Apr 6, 2017 12:38 PM CUT Good morning. These are today’s top stories: ## Trump begins 2-day meeting with Chinese leader President Donald Trump will host [Chinese President Xi Jinping](http://time.com/4720210/trump-xi-jinping-difficult-meeting/ "undefined") in Florida today in the start of a two-day summit. Trump last week predicted the first-time meeting between the two world leaders would be a “very difficult one” because of “massive trade deficits and job losses.” They are also expected to discuss the threat of a nuclear North Korea after the nation’s [repeated launching](http://time.com/4726210/china-xi-jinping-donald-trump-north-korea-kim-jong-nuclear-weapons/?xid=homepage "undefined") of ballistic missiles. ## Steve Bannon is booted from National Security Council Trump [removed](http://time.com/4726905/steve-bannon-national-security-council-reshuffle/?xid=homepage "undefined") White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon from his role on the National Security Council, which advises the President on national security and foreign policy issues at the White House. Trump’s initial decision to make Bannon a member of the Principals Committee was met with criticism. ## Pepsi pulls Kendall Jenner ad after uproar Pepsi has [apologized](http://time.com/4727282/pepsi-pulls-kendall-jenner-protest-ad/ "undefined") for a controversial commercial featuring model Kendall Jenner as a protester after the ad drew intense backlash online from critics who said it appropriated and disrespected the Black Lives Matter movement. “Pepsi was trying to project a global message of unity, peace and understanding. Clearly, we missed the mark,” the company said in a statement. Pepsi said it is no longer airing the commercial and said it is sorry “for putting Kendall Jenner in this position.” **Also:** The Senate is expected to decide today on whether to use **“nuclear option”** in the confirmation of Trump’s [Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch](http://time.com/4728265/senate-supreme-court-neil-gorsuch-nuclear-option/ "undefined"). Today is the **100th anniversary** of the U.S. entering into **World War I**. [Here’s what led up to that decision](http://time.com/4717078/america-wwi-history-video/ "undefined"). Almost **half** of American adults have **HPV**, the [latest data](http://time.com/4727871/human-papillomavirus-hpv-sti/?xid=homepage "undefined") shows. Former Vice President **Joe Biden** is [writing a book](http://time.com/4727152/joe-biden-book-son-beau-death "undefined") about the year his **son Beau died**. **AT&T** has added a **free HBO** streaming perk to its [unlimited wireless plan](http://time.com/money/4727319/att-unlimited-plan-hbo/?xid=time%5Fsocialflow%5Ftwitter "undefined"). _The Morning Brief is published Mondays through Fridays. Email Morning Brief writer Melissa Chan at_ [_melissa.chan@time.com_](mailto:melissa.chan@time.com "undefined")_._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4727623/steve-bannon-pepsi-kendall-jenner-world-war-1/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4727623/steve-bannon-pepsi-kendall-jenner-world-war-1/"},"headline":"The Morning Brief: Steve Bannon, Pepsi Ad and World War I Centennial","datePublished":"2017-04-06T12:38:52.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-13T09:52:07.000Z","description":"Here's what's going on in the news Thursday","url":"https://time.com/4727623/steve-bannon-pepsi-kendall-jenner-world-war-1/","keywords":["the morning brief","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt14ad378d0871ada9/6988c1a386f68e8a0c6e4231/steve-bannon.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt14ad378d0871ada9/6988c1a386f68e8a0c6e4231/steve-bannon.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"President Trump Holds Listening Session With County Sheriffs","caption":"President Trump Holds Listening Session With County Sheriffs","creditText":"Pool—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/the-morning-brief/","name":"the morning brief"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4727623/steve-bannon-pepsi-kendall-jenner-world-war-1/","name":"The Morning Brief: Steve Bannon, Pepsi Ad and World War I Centennial"}}]}] ```