I see your points- but actually, I think the president IS a symptom, or reflection, of our country, four years ago AND today. Trump wouldn’t have been elected without a profound disgust on the part of millions of us with our government. He reflects our extreme frustration with the status quo. A Romney or McCain or Bush would have lost to Hillary.
As far as wanting to see cooperation between the two parties McMaster may not realize how deep the divide has become.
Der Spiegel did what the media does- ask leading questions hoping for reaction.
I’m not a huge fan of McMaster, but given the hysteria we see from many public figures, he seemed reasonable to me.
If there was a divide, then Paul Ryan would have been behind Trump 100 percent and very grateful for his support.
It’s good that McMaster did not take the bait with many questions, but he was not as defensive of the USA as he could (should) have been.
I concur per leading questions, but a good interview answers overall with the exception I mentioned. See my post #30.