Donald Trump is appointing Herbert Raymond "H. R." McMaster, a retired Army General as his new National Security Advisor.
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Herbert Raymond "H. R." McMaster (Hover)
I worked with this man when he lead the Shafafiyat in Afghanistan. He is an extremely smart man and I enjoyed briefing him. He would ask pertinent questions to extract every last bit of information from briefers and that showed he actually listened. If President Trump actually gives him the authority to do something I think he'll be an excellent NSA.
General H.R. McMaster, White House National Security Advisor, challenged over human rights record:
Iraqi detainees in Gen H.R. McMaster's custody were treated in an inhuman fashion bordering on torture in 2005, according to a U.S. Military Police officer. Ref. Source 6p.
Trump national security adviser H.R. McMaster says Russian interference in the 2016 election is beyond dispute. In a sharp reversal of President Trump's frequent dismissal of Russian cyber-meddling, national security adviser H.R. McMaster said Russian interference in the 2016 election is beyond dispute. His comment at an international conference in Munich, Germany, comes a day after special counsel Robert Mueller filed criminal charges against 13 Russian nationals and three business related to a wide-ranging effort to undermine the presidential election. Ref. USAToday.
President Trump on Thursday fired H.R. McMaster, the three-star Army general who joined the White House after Trump’s first national security adviser resigned under fire. The move comes as the White House prepares for possible talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in May. McMaster’s removal has been rumored for months. Ref. USAToday.