[Sasparilla]

This entire McMaster episode is very, very bizarre. More to it than has surfaced.

[lodi90]

Nothing says well run White House like a friday night statement of confidence from a POTUS.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

What if McMaster was a ruse to lull the Deep State in a false sense of security?

If Trump trusts him, then it's all good.

[lee martell]

I honestly don’t know what to believe about McMasters.
I hear awful things about how anti-Bannon he is, yet he remains in place. I have many unanswered questions.
Does this mean the president agrees with McMasters about Afghanistan too? Are we going to start sending more Americans there, to that deep Black Hole in the earth?
I can only hope not. This is what Deep-State wants, whatever the personal cost.

[where's_the_Outrage?]

The only sense I can make out of this McMaster stuff is fake news. A 3 star not only wants to fully support the CINC, it is his only path to the 4th star.

You don't make 3 Stars by not supporting your bosses.

[Aria]

As a businessman from a tough but ultimately logical world..Trump must be overwhelmed by the perfidy in D.C.

I suppose this is what can happen when the games you play are with other people’s money.

[MarvinStinson]

“General McMaster and I are working very well together. He is a good man and very pro–Israel. I am grateful for the work he continues to do serving our country.”

~ President Donald Trump, August 4th, 2017

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“McMaster constantly refers to the existence of a Palestinian state before 1947,” a senior West Wing official tells CR (there was never an independent Palestinian state), adding that McMaster describes Israel as an “illegitimate,” “occupying power.”

https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/official-mcmaster-calls-israel-illegitimate-occupying-power#undefined.uxfs

[OneVike]

I could give a rats ass what Trump says on this subject. McMaster is part and partial of the Deep State that is trying to destroy Him and his attempt at cleansing the swamp needs to be done.

It is easily understood why Trump trusts the military men. I have no problem with that, accept that the deep state now knows that Trump trusts the military. Well this is a case where the military men are on the wrong side. I also do not trust John Kelly. It just seems too convenient.

I see a modern day situation of what became the roman empire in the last years, when the Praetorian Guard would often time assassinate the Emperor to put their man in charge. It got so bad that no one wanted to be Emperor.

Wake up trump, the deep State is in control, and no where is it so dangerous as it is now in the branches of government that were created to protect our government.

If McMaster is not replaced, then Trumps Presidency is finished. The barbarians are still in control of the government.

[Bratch]

Sara Carter Discusses McMaster-Rice Conspiracy Theory With Sean Hannity…

Posted on August 4, 2017 by sundance

Newly formed Circa News agent Sara Carter (Sinclair Media Group) appears on Sean Hannity to discuss her ongoing campaign against Trump’s National Security Adviser HR McMaster.

As we pointed out yesterday, the entire Sara Carter presentation of a letter from current NSA McMaster to former NSA Susan Rice appears to be a propaganda narrative. –DETAILS HERE–  Toward that end, Carter appears with Sean Hannity and misleads the audience about McMasters letter to Susan Rice.

Notice at 02:00 of the video Carter states Susan Rice has access to classified intelligence.  Technically this is correct, but only to historic intelligence work-product that Susan Rice previously saw or created.  Rice’s access is time-restricted. Carter infers Rice has access to current intelligence, which is entirely false; she does not.  Watch:

Sara Carter on McMaster: He Allowed Susan Rice to Continue her Secret Clearance

Again, here’s the actual letter from McMaster to Rice. You can clearly see the time-restriction on the authorization memo.

 

I’m not exactly sure what Carter’s intent is with these misleading articles, and misleading statements, which are definitely not accidental.  Perhaps someone has a working theory as to what’s going on.

There’s a solid argument to be made that Ted Cruz-minded foreign policy officials are at odds with Trump-minded policy officials within the NSC.

[Forget Steve Bannon, his name/ideology added makes things too confusing – but don’t forget that throughout ’14, ’15 and early ’16 Bannon was a rigid Cruzbot.]

The current White House fracture, applauded by the Democrats, appears best defined between America-Second camps and America-First camps.  The America-Second camps are filled with Cruz-minded policy advocates; ie. Cruzbots.

Almost everyone on record against McMasters, policy officials and advocates in media, have a commonality within the #NeverTrump or anti-Trump crowd from 2015/2016.  This historic Cruzbot common connection cannot be accidental.

If McMasters is firing NSC Cruzbots, who are inherently predisposed to be NeverTrump, it makes sense those could be disgruntled leakers.  Additionally, the two leaked transcripts of private discussions between Trump and foreign leaders are controlled by the NSC.

Cruzbots are proud #NeverTrump Republicans, and are specifically self-defined by their vitriolic and entrenched views.  The Cruz-minded Republicans are also predisposed to be anti-populists and anti-nationalist.  They are expansionist minded; and they cheer gleefully each time Trump is attacked or undermined.

Everyone who watched the 2015/2016 GOP primary is very familiar with the perspective. The Wisconsin GOPe wing: Reince Priebus, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan et al, are also part of this network albeit with less of a vitriolic tone.

It stands to reason given their inherent anti-Trump predisposition, that this group might well be the underlying leak agents within the NSC (transcripts etc.), and in the larger White House battles.

Leaking to besmirch/attack Donald Trump also just sounds like Cruzbot behavior.  It could very well be that McMaster targeting this group for diminished policy influence is what’s causing the anti-Trumpism (leaks etc.) to reach a fevered pitch.  [See May 9th Article of Inner conflict]

The desperate and rabid vitriol against McMaster could be symptomatic of the America-Second marginalization.  The crew is really mad that McMaster doesn’t want to go to war with Iran; yet simultaneously snarking at him for favoring more troops in Afghanistan.

As this develops it will be interesting to see what happens. One pattern is brutally obvious: with a few ‘new media’ exceptions, all of the primary larger media types (sans Hannity) who are hyping up the anti-McMaster stories, are from the 2015/2016 camp of Ted Cruz endorsements.

It also appears some MAGA-minded people have been hoodwinked by the sheer scope of the propaganda against McMaster.  Until yesterday CTH was essentially ambivalent about McMaster and advanced no opinion.  However, the transparent commonality of the opposition toward him demands further review.  Additionally, Trump is a pretty keen judge of character in the long-term.

Whether Sara Carter is being hoodwinked into accepting feeder pellets from anti-Trump elements in DC was previously our question.  However, Carter’s willingness to sell this McMaster-Rice conspiracy, specifically though the use of misleading information, points toward her as a willing advocate and participant in the overall narrative.

By extension this ideological willingness to deceive defines ‘Sinclair Media’ (circa) into a similar space occupied by ‘Salem Media’ (Hot Air, Twitchy, Red State, Human Events etc.) as part of the larger “America-Second” media advocacy enterprise.

…That is to say an amalgam of opportunistic GOPe and Cruzbots.

[heights]

I am convinced Trump is the living, breathing, Chauncey Gardiner. McMaster Swampness is evident to Everybody, but not Donald.

[DesertRhino]

Stick a fork in him. The moron is done.

When the news story is that he is safe in his job, the exact opposite is true.

[Electric Graffiti]

Sounds like CTH trying to cya after getting destroyed on twitter.

[tumblindice]

Forget the “anti-McMaster crowd.
Look at all the a**holes like Little Billy Kristol cheerleading for him.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Trump had “total confidence” in Gen. Flynn, too.

[Enlightened1]

All the #NeverTrumpers are defending McMaster....

CNN is defending McMaster

George Soros Media Matters is defending McMaster.

Bill Kristol is defending McMaster

The ADL, NY Times and Washington Post are all defending McMaster.

Basically any group that hates President Trump and pushing for a coup are all defending McMaster.

Put 2 and 2 together Freepers.

Oh and that supposed statement from President Trump... does not even sound remotely like Him. Why would President Trump insert the Israel bit? That seemed very odd?

I call Bull $hit on it and until I actually hear President Trump say it or Tweet it. I will not believe it.

[LS]

Was at WH yesterday, may return this afternoon.

McM secure. NOT a “coup conspirator.” Some regrets, but he came highly recommended by many conservatives inc. Sen Cotton, Victor Davis Hanson, & 50 others. FYI I recommended him as well based on his combat record & opposition to Zero. But he is a globalist & thinks like a general with “big power” approaches.

He has his views, many others in admin differ. So far he is generally outvoted. Pompeo one key alternative voice.

What I hear is that even with his globalist views he’s done some goid things, but needs to be watched.

I predict in coming weeks you’ll see the other views prevail on such issues as Afghanistan.

[Travis McGee]

H.R. McBilderberger is the bellwether of the deep state.

If he stays in the WH as NSA, then we know that Trump is in checkmate, and the deep state is in control.

Commie and probably moslem convert John Brennan also attended the Bilderberger meeting in Virginia last June. No doubt the two had very interesting private conversations in bug-proof settings, which is the main point of the Bilderberger meetings, to permit a venue for such high-level conspiring.

The participant list makes interesting reading.

http://bilderbergmeetings.org/press-release.html

[Sacajaweau]

I swear the Dems have a dartboard and whoever gets a bulls eye gets to pick the "hit" of the week.

Just look at the pattern they've developed.

[Uncle Sam 911]

The long knives have not been put away. McMaster still has to go.

[happytrumper]

Giving Susan Rice what she wanted is enough for me to know all I need to know about McMaster’s mindset.