H.R. McMaster
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So he has a great deal of consistency in a lot of areas, right? border security, deregulation, trade issues, encountering Chinese economic aggression, for example, invigorating our industrial base. He's dead consistent on that stuff. But there are these other issue areas where he carries these opposing views with him.
And it's going to be the people around him who help him reconcile that kind of dissonance that he carries.
And it's going to be the people around him who help him reconcile that kind of dissonance that he carries.
And it's going to be the people around him who help him reconcile that kind of dissonance that he carries.
That was a fun game I used to play with my wife, Katie, in the morning. Guess what the president tweeted last night as I was on the way out the door?
That was a fun game I used to play with my wife, Katie, in the morning. Guess what the president tweeted last night as I was on the way out the door?
That was a fun game I used to play with my wife, Katie, in the morning. Guess what the president tweeted last night as I was on the way out the door?
I like it. I mean, I really do.
I like it. I mean, I really do.
I like it. I mean, I really do.
Not strong enough, I think. So he's unconventional. Trump is really unconventional, obviously. He'll say things that are arresting. I mean, I can't tell you how many times I was like, wow, dude. did he really say that? But oftentimes, I recount some of these discussions in the book, some of the world leaders, it's really effective with them. He's not insulting with them.
Not strong enough, I think. So he's unconventional. Trump is really unconventional, obviously. He'll say things that are arresting. I mean, I can't tell you how many times I was like, wow, dude. did he really say that? But oftentimes, I recount some of these discussions in the book, some of the world leaders, it's really effective with them. He's not insulting with them.
Not strong enough, I think. So he's unconventional. Trump is really unconventional, obviously. He'll say things that are arresting. I mean, I can't tell you how many times I was like, wow, dude. did he really say that? But oftentimes, I recount some of these discussions in the book, some of the world leaders, it's really effective with them. He's not insulting with them.
Actually, when he's one-on-one with a world leader, he's a really good host. He's kind of in the hospitality business. He's a very gracious host. He's not mean to anybody in person, right? He might tweet something mean about Justin Trudeau, you know what I mean? But he's not But he's going to be, you know, and he might say something like about the 51st state. I mean, gosh, oh, geez.
Actually, when he's one-on-one with a world leader, he's a really good host. He's kind of in the hospitality business. He's a very gracious host. He's not mean to anybody in person, right? He might tweet something mean about Justin Trudeau, you know what I mean? But he's not But he's going to be, you know, and he might say something like about the 51st state. I mean, gosh, oh, geez.
Actually, when he's one-on-one with a world leader, he's a really good host. He's kind of in the hospitality business. He's a very gracious host. He's not mean to anybody in person, right? He might tweet something mean about Justin Trudeau, you know what I mean? But he's not But he's going to be, you know, and he might say something like about the 51st state. I mean, gosh, oh, geez.
So, but I'm not saying everything he says is productive. But in a lot of cases, because there's like really no filter, like there's no artifice with Donald Trump, right? What you see is what you get. That's unusual for a politician. And I think at times it can be effective for him.
So, but I'm not saying everything he says is productive. But in a lot of cases, because there's like really no filter, like there's no artifice with Donald Trump, right? What you see is what you get. That's unusual for a politician. And I think at times it can be effective for him.
So, but I'm not saying everything he says is productive. But in a lot of cases, because there's like really no filter, like there's no artifice with Donald Trump, right? What you see is what you get. That's unusual for a politician. And I think at times it can be effective for him.
And then I think also in these sorts of tweets, I think that's what we should do is unleash hell on not only Hamas, but their Iranian sponsors. If there are hostages, The Israeli hostages and American hostages, damn it, aren't released. I, for one, and there hasn't been much discussion of this, really.