I read through the entire interview and concur with most all of how LTG McMaster answers the questions. I had my doubts about our quick with drawl from Europe, especially after Putin came into power.
McMaster got caught by the trap laid in the 3d question from the end, because I don’t think he has realized that the Dems are screaming that lie, because if Trump would say so, as Rush says, they would broadcast it as announcement by the President that he can’t win re-election:
“DER SPIEGEL: Are you not to blame if you refuse to warn against a president who clearly has no respect for the democratic rules and who does not even want to guarantee a peaceful transfer of power in the event that he loses?
“McMaster: I clearly condemned the president’s words. They are wrong and a danger to our democracy.”
Yes, the “democracy” canard. The USA is a republic.
That makes me believe that McMaster was not caught in a trap there. He most likely actually believes that.