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DemocratSinceBirth

(101,607 posts)
Thu Mar 15, 2018, 08:16 PM Mar 2018

WAPO ****BREAKING**** President Trump has decided to remove H.R. McMaster [View all]







President Trump has decided to remove H.R. McMaster as his national security adviser and is actively discussing potential replacements, according to five people with knowledge of the plans, preparing to deliver yet another jolt to the senior ranks of his administration.

Trump is now comfortable with ousting McMaster, with whom he never personally gelled, but is willing to take time executing the move because he wants to ensure both that the three-star Army general is not humiliated and that there is a strong successor lined up, these people said.

The turbulence is part of a broader potential shake-up under consideration by Trump that is likely to include senior officials at the White House, where staffers are gripped by fear and un­certainty as they await the next move from an impulsive president who enjoys stoking conflict.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-decides-to-remove-national-security-adviser-and-others-may-follow/2018/03/15/fea2ebae-285c-11e8-bc72-077aa4dab9ef_story.html?utm_term=.b9a3a4a78336



This is like the Night Of The Long Knives
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another one ? lunasun Mar 2018 #1
...bites the dust? dchill Mar 2018 #6
Someone needs to tell Rachel Dem2 Mar 2018 #2
Shes on it Auggie Mar 2018 #12
yeah Dem2 Mar 2018 #16
I came here because she was all over it. lunatica Mar 2018 #19
it's all a matter of timing... Dem2 Mar 2018 #25
Goddamn Matthew28 Mar 2018 #3
Don't even refer bdamomma Mar 2018 #22
Yes. He's a fucking traitor to the U.S. and he MUST be prosecuted to the fullest! Bastard!! C Moon Mar 2018 #40
the last semi sane man obamanut2012 Mar 2018 #4
I was willing to give him a bit of a pass, being active duty and all, but he clearly swallowed niyad Mar 2018 #46
Oh God, does that mean bolton?????? spanone Mar 2018 #5
Probably MissB Mar 2018 #8
Can you imagine how much cheaper they would have been 18 months ago?? dameatball Mar 2018 #10
Evidently Trump is considering Bolton. lunatica Mar 2018 #21
Bolton. I see war on the horizon Wwcd Mar 2018 #29
impeachment requires the House Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2018 #34
Thanks. Yes it would require a change in majority to impeach. Wwcd Mar 2018 #37
the Constitution Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2018 #38
Nothing about impeachment during wartime then. Wwcd Mar 2018 #41
not that I can find Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2018 #43
Sigh. As I posted elsewhere, McMaster is not out YET, and stories he'll be out soon have been highplainsdem Mar 2018 #7
He'll be gone by Easter. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2018 #9
Could be as early as tomorrow maybe Kelly too lunasun Mar 2018 #18
Which is April Fools Day this year MiniMe Mar 2018 #23
The Wash Post says the Moron just told Kelly BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #35
That's exactly what I said earlier. It's like a bloodless night of the long knives but smirkymonkey Mar 2018 #11
When I read that McMaster was a friend of Jimmy Carter I knew he was sane/ DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2018 #15
Twitler is on a rampage workinclasszero Mar 2018 #13
The subject doesnt match the story Renew Deal Mar 2018 #14
The subject line's been corrected now. highplainsdem Mar 2018 #20
Three National Security Advisors in a little over a year. Yavin4 Mar 2018 #17
The US had a good run of it while it lasted. RKP5637 Mar 2018 #24
good catrose Mar 2018 #26
He wants an echo chamber. OnlinePoker Mar 2018 #27
From the article Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2018 #28
Good Lord! Tatiana Mar 2018 #30
Sarah H just tweeted otherwise- He is safe. poboy2 Mar 2018 #31
He' going to War. If he can. zentrum Mar 2018 #32
McMaster not sufficiently subservient and boot-licking. Honeycombe8 Mar 2018 #33
Anyone who might quakerboy Mar 2018 #36
I wonder how many of the employees fired by Trump will write tell-all books? Sophia4 Mar 2018 #39
Rearranging the Deck Chairs on the Titantic McKim Mar 2018 #42
Let's guess the replacement... Hassler Mar 2018 #44
Whatever happened to all MY generals? kskiska Mar 2018 #45
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