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National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster is out, John Bolton set to replace him
REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster is leaving the Trump administration. McMaster resigned after longstanding rumors of his ouster. John Bolton, a former US ambassador to the United Nations, is set to replace him. McMaster’s military bearing reportedly grated on Trump, who “sometimes simply tunes McMaster out” during briefings. President Donald Trump’s national security […]
Trump replaces national security adviser McMaster with John Bolton
Former United Nations ambassador and stalwart Republican hawk John Bolton will replace Gen. HR McMaster as the national security adviser on April 9, President Trump has announced. Announcing his decision, Trump thanked Herbert Raymond McMaster for his service, praising his “outstanding job” in his role as the National Security Advisor. McMaster “will always remain my […]
A White House ‘blood bath’ simmers as national security adviser H.R. McMaster is reportedly at the front of Trump’s firing line
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Several top White House officials are reportedly on the cutting block. National security adviser H.R. McMaster’s ouster was reportedly considered “imminent.” Rumors of a change in leadership follows a long list of resignations and firings within the past few weeks. As rumors of a potential shake-up in top-level leadership at the White […]
McMaster says evidence of Russian meddling in the US election is ‘now really incontrovertible’
AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta The US indicted 13 Russians accused of an elaborate plot to disrupt the 2016 presidential election. H.R. McMaster said that the federal indictments showed the U.S. was becoming “more and more adept at tracing the origins of this espionage and subversion.” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov dismissed the indictments as “just blabber.” […]
McMaster: US has seen signs of Russian ‘subversion and disinformation’ in upcoming Mexican election
REUTERS/Grigory Dukor National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster said in mid-December that the US had seen signs of Russia interference in Mexico’s upcoming presidential election. Analysts and officials have warned for some time about the potential for Russian attempts to influence the result of that vote. Such interference would likely be part of an effort to […]
H.R. McMaster reportedly gave Trump a snapshot of how a westernized Afghanistan might look
REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque While President Donald Trump unveiled his plan on the US’s role in Afghanistan, much of which is still shrouded in secrecy, his senior advisers reportedly employed a novel approach to help persuade him in making his final decision, according to a Washington Post report Monday. National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, who still serves […]
Trump responds to critics who want H.R. McMaster fired
AP President Donald Trump has reaffirmed his support of Gen. H.R. McMaster, his national security adviser, amid growing calls from some Trump supporters who want McMaster fired. “General McMaster and I are working very well together. He is a good man and very pro-Israel,” Trump said in a statement Friday night. “I am grateful for […]
Trump reportedly sometimes ‘tunes out’ his national security advisor, HR McMaster
Jonathan Ernst/Reuters President Donald Trump will sometimes “tune out” his top national security adviser, Axios reported on Friday. When National Security Adviser H. R. McMaster gives Trump daily national security briefings, he likes to stick to his points, sources who have worked with him told Axios. Trump, however, often “likes to be discursive and will frequently […]
McMaster: Trump’s FBI comments to Russians were to find ‘areas of cooperation’
Thomson Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump raised the firing of his FBI director in a meeting with Russia’s foreign minister to explain why he had been unable to find areas of cooperation with Moscow, the White House national security adviser said on Sunday. “The gist of the conversation was that the president […]
