H.R. McMaster

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Absolutely. Used it all the time, you know. And, you know, there are anecdotes about it. I mean, what I'd said to the president is, hey, you know, the terrorists, they want to define this as a war of religion. But these are irreligious criminals who use a perverted interpretation of Islam to advance their criminal and political agendas. And he's like, I like that general. I like that general.

Absolutely. Used it all the time, you know. And, you know, there are anecdotes about it. I mean, what I'd said to the president is, hey, you know, the terrorists, they want to define this as a war of religion. But these are irreligious criminals who use a perverted interpretation of Islam to advance their criminal and political agendas. And he's like, I like that general. I like that general.

Absolutely. Used it all the time, you know. And, you know, there are anecdotes about it. I mean, what I'd said to the president is, hey, you know, the terrorists, they want to define this as a war of religion. But these are irreligious criminals who use a perverted interpretation of Islam to advance their criminal and political agendas. And he's like, I like that general. I like that general.

And I said, all you have to do is call it Islamist. And then, of course, that elicited the counterattack that really played out in Breitbart and all these pseudo media platforms that Bannon and others could influence. Another example was what he was going to pull out of the Paris Accord, which, you know, I mean, it was fine with me because the Paris Accord doesn't

And I said, all you have to do is call it Islamist. And then, of course, that elicited the counterattack that really played out in Breitbart and all these pseudo media platforms that Bannon and others could influence. Another example was what he was going to pull out of the Paris Accord, which, you know, I mean, it was fine with me because the Paris Accord doesn't

And I said, all you have to do is call it Islamist. And then, of course, that elicited the counterattack that really played out in Breitbart and all these pseudo media platforms that Bannon and others could influence. Another example was what he was going to pull out of the Paris Accord, which, you know, I mean, it was fine with me because the Paris Accord doesn't

accomplish anything anyway, right? If you really care about global warming, I mean, what the hell good is the Paris Accord going to really do? But he had a line in the speech, you know, I was elected by the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris. And it was like just a gratuitous kick in the ass to Macron, you know? It's called the Paris Accord, you know? And he was trying to get Trump to stand.

accomplish anything anyway, right? If you really care about global warming, I mean, what the hell good is the Paris Accord going to really do? But he had a line in the speech, you know, I was elected by the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris. And it was like just a gratuitous kick in the ass to Macron, you know? It's called the Paris Accord, you know? And he was trying to get Trump to stand.

accomplish anything anyway, right? If you really care about global warming, I mean, what the hell good is the Paris Accord going to really do? But he had a line in the speech, you know, I was elected by the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris. And it was like just a gratuitous kick in the ass to Macron, you know? It's called the Paris Accord, you know? And he was trying to get Trump to stand.

I said, hey, you know, we could probably do without that line. And then, of course, you know, that the response is, oh, no, the base will love it, for example. Or if he was concerned about transgender people coming into the military, for example, and the degree to which that's a pre-existing condition, maybe, and so forth.

I said, hey, you know, we could probably do without that line. And then, of course, you know, that the response is, oh, no, the base will love it, for example. Or if he was concerned about transgender people coming into the military, for example, and the degree to which that's a pre-existing condition, maybe, and so forth.

I said, hey, you know, we could probably do without that line. And then, of course, you know, that the response is, oh, no, the base will love it, for example. Or if he was concerned about transgender people coming into the military, for example, and the degree to which that's a pre-existing condition, maybe, and so forth.

And I said, well, you should do a study of it and do it properly and make the decision. And then the others who said, no, your base wants you to just tweet something. Just tweet something right now. So President Trump is very disruptive. And there's a lot in Washington that needs to be disrupted. But part of the story is that he's so disruptive, he often disrupts his own agenda as a result.

And I said, well, you should do a study of it and do it properly and make the decision. And then the others who said, no, your base wants you to just tweet something. Just tweet something right now. So President Trump is very disruptive. And there's a lot in Washington that needs to be disrupted. But part of the story is that he's so disruptive, he often disrupts his own agenda as a result.

And I said, well, you should do a study of it and do it properly and make the decision. And then the others who said, no, your base wants you to just tweet something. Just tweet something right now. So President Trump is very disruptive. And there's a lot in Washington that needs to be disrupted. But part of the story is that he's so disruptive, he often disrupts his own agenda as a result.

And so I think what helps him, what can help him, are people around him who understand his agenda, who want to help him pursue his agenda, but who help him be a lot more effective. And again, kind of get to the politics of addition, right? One of the big themes in the book is at war with ourselves, like within the administration.

And so I think what helps him, what can help him, are people around him who understand his agenda, who want to help him pursue his agenda, but who help him be a lot more effective. And again, kind of get to the politics of addition, right? One of the big themes in the book is at war with ourselves, like within the administration.