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applegrove

(118,767 posts)
Sun Aug 13, 2017, 07:46 PM Aug 2017

Campaign Against McMaster About to Get Nasty

https://politicalwire.com/2017/08/13/campaign-mcmaster-get-nasty/

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“The bare-knuckle campaign to remove National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster from the White House is about to get much uglier,” according to Jonathan Swan.

“Outside forces opposed to McMaster are going to allege he has a drinking problem, according to sources outside the Trump administration familiar with the anti-McMaster campaign. The controversial nationalist Mike Cernovich, who has an inside track on the anti-McMaster campaign, teased the alcohol attack in an Internet video with Alex Jones of the website Infowars. Anti-McMaster forces believe this attack will harm his standing with the president, who is a teetotaler.”

Also important: “It’s unclear how long Bannon and McMaster, who are ideological foes, can both work in the same White House… Bannon has told associates he has nothing to do with the hits on McMaster, calling them a spontaneous reaction against the “globalist” from Trump’s nationalist base. But senior White House officials don’t believe him.”

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Campaign Against McMaster About to Get Nasty (Original Post) applegrove Aug 2017 OP
Maybe Trump will have them fight to the death on Pay-Per-View dalton99a Aug 2017 #1
I'd have a drinking problem too if I had to work in the current White House VMA131Marine Aug 2017 #2
You beat me to it. 3catwoman3 Aug 2017 #3
looks like i picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue VMA131Marine Aug 2017 #5
How is this going to accuse others of being a drunk ? JI7 Aug 2017 #4
Bannon is behind this Clarity2 Aug 2017 #6
How to choose between DRUMPF staffers, well BANNON is worst (don't forget MILLER), but UTUSN Aug 2017 #7
Oh well rockfordfile Aug 2017 #8
i would bet on mcmaster to win. drray23 Aug 2017 #9

dalton99a

(81,570 posts)
1. Maybe Trump will have them fight to the death on Pay-Per-View
Sun Aug 13, 2017, 07:52 PM
Aug 2017

and collect more money out of this presidenting thing

Clarity2

(1,009 posts)
6. Bannon is behind this
Sun Aug 13, 2017, 08:33 PM
Aug 2017

and they always accuse others of what they do (trump et al are so uncreative). Bannon is the alcoholic. Sane people know this.

UTUSN

(70,726 posts)
7. How to choose between DRUMPF staffers, well BANNON is worst (don't forget MILLER), but
Sun Aug 13, 2017, 08:51 PM
Aug 2017

seeing McMASTER on the yak shows this morning, he is a real weasel, one of those military kiss-ups. He's got this rep of being genius/brilliant, but his answers and demeanor show him to be a weasel/kiss-up/etc.

drray23

(7,637 posts)
9. i would bet on mcmaster to win.
Sun Aug 13, 2017, 09:43 PM
Aug 2017

With the current situation there is no way Trump would get rid of him. He needs him to deal with NK. Mcmaster is backed by Kelly, Mattis, Tillerson, etc..

Bannon is already under fire for leaks and with the events that took place in charlottesville Trump wont want to back him. He will get rid of him to give the appearance he is distancing himself from white supremacists.

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