I don’t think it’s entirely up to Trump. I believe he had to be confirmed by the Senate and they are colluding.
But I would tread carefully here because "the Hill" did not put direct quotes around the parts you are finding objectionable, suggesting that an accurate quote would not have McMaster saying what the Hill suggests he is saying.
If we started prosecuting trolls who spread disinformation to create dissension. If only...
No, the National Security Adviser does not require Senate approval. That’s why the first act of the obamaumao/clinton russian scam gambit was to get rid of Flynn who was Military Intelligence background (Dir. of Defense Intel. Agency) and not civilian spy playboys (who hate mil intel, and vice versa).
Priebus was the “placer” for mcmaster, and the connex to mil industrial complex and mccainiacs for perpetual ISIS war not to be won (contracts extended to beltway bandits).