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US National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster is expected to leave his position by April after clashing repeatedly with President Donald Trump, US media reported.
US National Security Adviser Allegedly Planning to Resign - Reports 02.03.2018
https://sputniknews.com/us/201803021062140421-usa-trump-mcmaster-resignation-reports/
McMaster's resignation and replacement are being orchestrated by White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and Defense Secretary James Mattis, NBC News reported on Thursday, citing five people privy to the matter.
McMaster had no close ties to Trump before he was appointed in February 2017 and chose to remain a serving three star lieutenant general in the US Army. There have been many reports of Trump being angered by some of his ultra-hawkish statements, the report said.
One of many remarks that drew the president's quick rebuke was McMaster's comment at a forum in Germany that Russian meddling in the US election was "incontrovertible," according to the report.
Meanwhile, Ford Motor Company Vice President Stephen Biegun is reportedly regarded as a leading candidate to succeed McMaster. He worked on the National Security Council from 2001 to 2003 under then-National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice.
However, Donald Trump has instantly slammed a media report that McMaster was going to leave office by the end of April as "fake news," and he praised his National Security Adviser as doing "a great job," National Security Council spokesman Michael Anton said.
"I was just with President Trump and H. R. McMaster in the Oval Office. President Trump said that the NBC News story is ‘fake news,’ and told McMaster that he is doing a great job," Anton told reporters on Thursday.
Earlier in the day, the media outlet had reported that McMaster was expected to leave office by the end of April and that Secretary of Defense James Mattis and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly wanted him out.
The report and Trump's reported reaction to it came a day after White House Director of Communications Hope Hicks announced her own resignation.
Trump Wants 'First Daughter' Ivanka, Her Husband to Leave White House - Reports
https://sputniknews.com/us/201803021062157571-trump-ivanka-kushner-white-house-leave/
According to the newspaper, a number of Trump's advisers have expressed their dissatisfaction with the fact that Kushner and his wife still had their job, despite the president indicating that they should resign.
The media outlet added, citing several other Trump advisers, that the president had told his eldest daughter and her husband that they should continue working at the White House even though he had asked White House Chief of Staff John Kelly to assist him in getting them to resign.
Ivanka and Kushner reportedly hold a grudge against Kelly, who they consider an obstacle to the president's success. The pair also believes that the chief of staff is against their presence in the White House, according to the newspaper.
Following Trump's victory in the 2016 election, his daughter and her husband became part of the presidential administration.
On Tuesday, US media reported that Kushner's security clearance was downgraded from Top Secret/SCI-level to Secret level due to procedural changes made by Kelly.
Commenting on the issue, White House Spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said that Kushner would continue to play a significant role in the presidential administration. Trump said that he considered the crackdown on Kushner groundless, but the issues related to security clearance were Kelly's responsibility.
NRA after ‘great’ meeting: Trump supports ‘strong’ due process, doesn’t want gun control
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nra-after-great-meeting-trump-supports-strong-due-process-doesnt-want-gun-control/article/2650506
At one point he disagreed with Vice President Mike Pence’s statement that no one’s rights should be trampled in gun control legislation.
“Take the firearms first and then go to court,” Trump said. “Because that’s another system — a lot of times by the time you go to court, it takes so long to go to court, to get the due process procedures.” He added, “I like taking the guns early. Like, in this crazy man’s case that just took place in Florida. He had a lot of firearms, they saw everything. To go to court would have taken a long time. You could do exactly what you’re saying, but take the guns first, go through due process second.”
There have been renewed calls of late for some form of gun control measures following a shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla., which left 17 people dead and several more injured.
Trump expressed openness to a bill with comprehensive background checks and fixes to the FBI’s instant background check system. He also seemed to support the idea of raising the legal buying age for a rifle purchase from 18 to 21.
While the NRA is supportive of legislation to “fix” the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, the group opposes raising the minimum age requirement to purchase guns.
Nikolas Cruz, the 19-year-old confessed shooter in last week’s shooting, lawfully purchased the AR-15-style rifle that was used to conduct the attack. Some Republicans, including Florida Gov. Rick Scott, have since defied the NRA, calling for the age limit to purchase rifles to be raised to 21.
Trump has repeatedly called out the NRA in the past several days, noting during the meeting Wednesday that some of the lawmakers in attendance were “petrified” of the NRA and that the powerful gun lobby had “less” control over him.
The president also recently told a gathering of governors, “Don’t worry about the NRA. They’re on our side.”
But, he added, “if they’re not with you, we have to fight them every once in awhile. That’s OK. They’re doing what they think is right.”
Trump’s apparent turnaround with the NRA during their meeting Wednesday is very similar to how he appeared to embrace the Democratic point of view on immigration during a meeting in January. Like that meeting, members of the media were allowed in the room to tape some of the discussion on guns, and by extension, caught a glimpse of some of the perplexed Republicans and gleeful Democrats.
US National Security Adviser Allegedly Planning to Resign - Reports 02.03.2018
https://sputniknews.com/us/201803021062140421-usa-trump-mcmaster-resignation-reports/
McMaster's resignation and replacement are being orchestrated by White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and Defense Secretary James Mattis, NBC News reported on Thursday, citing five people privy to the matter.
McMaster had no close ties to Trump before he was appointed in February 2017 and chose to remain a serving three star lieutenant general in the US Army. There have been many reports of Trump being angered by some of his ultra-hawkish statements, the report said.
One of many remarks that drew the president's quick rebuke was McMaster's comment at a forum in Germany that Russian meddling in the US election was "incontrovertible," according to the report.
Meanwhile, Ford Motor Company Vice President Stephen Biegun is reportedly regarded as a leading candidate to succeed McMaster. He worked on the National Security Council from 2001 to 2003 under then-National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice.
However, Donald Trump has instantly slammed a media report that McMaster was going to leave office by the end of April as "fake news," and he praised his National Security Adviser as doing "a great job," National Security Council spokesman Michael Anton said.
"I was just with President Trump and H. R. McMaster in the Oval Office. President Trump said that the NBC News story is ‘fake news,’ and told McMaster that he is doing a great job," Anton told reporters on Thursday.
Earlier in the day, the media outlet had reported that McMaster was expected to leave office by the end of April and that Secretary of Defense James Mattis and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly wanted him out.
The report and Trump's reported reaction to it came a day after White House Director of Communications Hope Hicks announced her own resignation.
Trump Wants 'First Daughter' Ivanka, Her Husband to Leave White House - Reports
https://sputniknews.com/us/201803021062157571-trump-ivanka-kushner-white-house-leave/
According to the newspaper, a number of Trump's advisers have expressed their dissatisfaction with the fact that Kushner and his wife still had their job, despite the president indicating that they should resign.
The media outlet added, citing several other Trump advisers, that the president had told his eldest daughter and her husband that they should continue working at the White House even though he had asked White House Chief of Staff John Kelly to assist him in getting them to resign.
Ivanka and Kushner reportedly hold a grudge against Kelly, who they consider an obstacle to the president's success. The pair also believes that the chief of staff is against their presence in the White House, according to the newspaper.
Following Trump's victory in the 2016 election, his daughter and her husband became part of the presidential administration.
On Tuesday, US media reported that Kushner's security clearance was downgraded from Top Secret/SCI-level to Secret level due to procedural changes made by Kelly.
Commenting on the issue, White House Spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said that Kushner would continue to play a significant role in the presidential administration. Trump said that he considered the crackdown on Kushner groundless, but the issues related to security clearance were Kelly's responsibility.
NRA after ‘great’ meeting: Trump supports ‘strong’ due process, doesn’t want gun control
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nra-after-great-meeting-trump-supports-strong-due-process-doesnt-want-gun-control/article/2650506
At one point he disagreed with Vice President Mike Pence’s statement that no one’s rights should be trampled in gun control legislation.
“Take the firearms first and then go to court,” Trump said. “Because that’s another system — a lot of times by the time you go to court, it takes so long to go to court, to get the due process procedures.” He added, “I like taking the guns early. Like, in this crazy man’s case that just took place in Florida. He had a lot of firearms, they saw everything. To go to court would have taken a long time. You could do exactly what you’re saying, but take the guns first, go through due process second.”
There have been renewed calls of late for some form of gun control measures following a shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla., which left 17 people dead and several more injured.
Trump expressed openness to a bill with comprehensive background checks and fixes to the FBI’s instant background check system. He also seemed to support the idea of raising the legal buying age for a rifle purchase from 18 to 21.
While the NRA is supportive of legislation to “fix” the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, the group opposes raising the minimum age requirement to purchase guns.
Nikolas Cruz, the 19-year-old confessed shooter in last week’s shooting, lawfully purchased the AR-15-style rifle that was used to conduct the attack. Some Republicans, including Florida Gov. Rick Scott, have since defied the NRA, calling for the age limit to purchase rifles to be raised to 21.
Trump has repeatedly called out the NRA in the past several days, noting during the meeting Wednesday that some of the lawmakers in attendance were “petrified” of the NRA and that the powerful gun lobby had “less” control over him.
The president also recently told a gathering of governors, “Don’t worry about the NRA. They’re on our side.”
But, he added, “if they’re not with you, we have to fight them every once in awhile. That’s OK. They’re doing what they think is right.”
Trump’s apparent turnaround with the NRA during their meeting Wednesday is very similar to how he appeared to embrace the Democratic point of view on immigration during a meeting in January. Like that meeting, members of the media were allowed in the room to tape some of the discussion on guns, and by extension, caught a glimpse of some of the perplexed Republicans and gleeful Democrats.
