Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster

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Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster

Donald Trump’s former national security adviser H.R. McMaster says he wouldn’t work in another Trump White House.
GENERAL STRIKE

General: I’d Never Work for ‘Very Offensive’ Trump Again

“I’m kinda used up with Donald Trump,” says his former national security adviser H.R. McMaster.

Dan Ladden-Hall

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SHADOW CHIEF OF STAFF

Trump Forced Adviser to Hunt ‘Leaker’ Based on Hannity Tip

After the Fox News host called him up with a tip based on an alt-right pundit’s claims, Trump demanded McMaster punish a leaker based on his “very trusted source.”

Justin Baragona

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BUSH LEAGUE

Firing McMaster Makes Biden Look as Petty as Trump

Treating a former national security adviser and lieutenant general the same way as a political mouthpiece really is a political “massacre.”

Matt Lewis

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PACK YOUR STUFF AND GO

Seth Meyers Rips Trump Appointees for Trying to Stick Around

“Why were there still any Trump holdovers anyway?” the late-night host wondered.

William Vaillancourt

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ROMANTIC, NO?

Project Veritas, Ex-Spy Plotted to Oust McMaster: Report

The planned stings aimed to find so-called Deep State enemies blocking the former president

Blake Montgomery

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‘FIREHOSE OF FALSEHOOD’

H.R. McMaster: Trump Is ‘Aiding and Abetting’ Putin

When asked if the president posed the greatest threat to U.S. election integrity, McMaster said Trump’s refusal to call out Russian election interference was helping Putin.

Patricia Kelly Yeo

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‘BIT OF A DANGER’

McMaster: I Don’t Vote Because It’s ‘Partisan Politics’

“I decided to follow the example of George Marshall and not even vote, to studiously ensure and help reinforce the fact that our military is apolitical, that it is nonpartisan.”

Justin Baragona

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‘OUR OWN WORST ENEMY’

Stephen Colbert Goads H.R. McMaster Into Attacking Trump

Trump’s former national security adviser seemed to reluctantly admit that the president is doing Russia’s bidding by “undermining” faith in American democracy.

Matt Wilstein

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DERELICTION OF DUTY

H.R. McMaster Tries to Wish Away His Old Boss Donald Trump

Don’t look to the former national security adviser’s new book for revelations about his time serving Trump. Look to it for its evasions—which explain that service to Trump so well.

Spencer Ackerman

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DANGEROUS DOLT

Trump Feared Security Threat in ‘Delusional’ Calls: CNN

The president was reportedly woefully unprepared for calls with fellow heads of state, cozied up to hostile foreign leaders, and was abusive towards American allies.

Madeline Charbonneau

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LISTEN, PAL

These Generals Turned on Trump. Will They Go for Biden?

The president’s threat to call in the military against protesters prompted uniformed opposition. But people close to the officers warn not to expect them to join Team Biden.

Spencer Ackerman

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