H.R. McMaster will reportedly be the next Trump Administration official to depart. This could happen as early as next month.
McMaster succeeded Michael Flynn as National Security Adviser in February 2017 when Flynn abruptly resigned in disgrace after only 24 days on the job.
But what you might not remember is that McMaster was not President Trump's first choice to replace Flynn. Trump initially appointed Robert Harward, a recently retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral. In his infinite wisdom, Harward wanted no part of the job and turned it down. At the time, a friend of Harward told CNN's Jake Tapper that he considered the offer "a shit sandwich."
Robert Harward is a freaking genius. This is why I think he's a freaking genius.
If Harward had taken the job he would have undoubtedly been the subject of a nasty tweet from his boss. Last month, Trump publicly rebuked McMaster on Twitter when McMaster stated Russian interference in the 2016 election was "incontrovertible". Trump has evidently been displeased with McMaster for some time and wanted to dump him back in November. McMaster was only spared when White House Chief of Staff John Kelly balked at the prospect of former UN Ambassador John Bolton being McMaster's successor. But all things considered can we really say McMaster was spared?
I'll say it again. Robert Harward is a freaking genius.
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