H.R. McMaster

and President Trump will tell a story, but he walks across the living room and says, oh, no need for another interview, you're hired, and they start to talk about how to announce it.

and President Trump will tell a story, but he walks across the living room and says, oh, no need for another interview, you're hired, and they start to talk about how to announce it.

Well, it was kind of an extended audition. And people around Ambassador Bolton were some of the people kneecapping me from the various groups, a whole sort of ecosystem that I didn't really even know existed around Washington. He was very strong on Iran, which I think I was too.

Well, it was kind of an extended audition. And people around Ambassador Bolton were some of the people kneecapping me from the various groups, a whole sort of ecosystem that I didn't really even know existed around Washington. He was very strong on Iran, which I think I was too.

Well, it was kind of an extended audition. And people around Ambassador Bolton were some of the people kneecapping me from the various groups, a whole sort of ecosystem that I didn't really even know existed around Washington. He was very strong on Iran, which I think I was too.

But they would come after me when I was giving the president advice to not pull out of the Iran nuclear deal immediately. He could do it whenever the heck he wanted. But I said, you have a lot of leverage right now. Once you're out of the deal, you're going to lose that leverage.

But they would come after me when I was giving the president advice to not pull out of the Iran nuclear deal immediately. He could do it whenever the heck he wanted. But I said, you have a lot of leverage right now. Once you're out of the deal, you're going to lose that leverage.

But they would come after me when I was giving the president advice to not pull out of the Iran nuclear deal immediately. He could do it whenever the heck he wanted. But I said, you have a lot of leverage right now. Once you're out of the deal, you're going to lose that leverage.

So why not use staying in the deal temporarily to get the Europeans and others to impose more sanctions on the Iranians for their behavior outside of the Iran nuclear deal and choke them off? And then wouldn't it be great if Iran themselves get out of the nuclear deal because it's not doing what they want it to do? So we gave that a shot.

So why not use staying in the deal temporarily to get the Europeans and others to impose more sanctions on the Iranians for their behavior outside of the Iran nuclear deal and choke them off? And then wouldn't it be great if Iran themselves get out of the nuclear deal because it's not doing what they want it to do? So we gave that a shot.

So why not use staying in the deal temporarily to get the Europeans and others to impose more sanctions on the Iranians for their behavior outside of the Iran nuclear deal and choke them off? And then wouldn't it be great if Iran themselves get out of the nuclear deal because it's not doing what they want it to do? So we gave that a shot.

But of course, this led to a lot of criticism from Ambassador Bolton and mainly the people who were advocating for him to be the national security advisor. Because what happens, and I realize this kind of... later, is they're all really these informal lobbying groups that kind of form around this particular person to get a person in the job.

But of course, this led to a lot of criticism from Ambassador Bolton and mainly the people who were advocating for him to be the national security advisor. Because what happens, and I realize this kind of... later, is they're all really these informal lobbying groups that kind of form around this particular person to get a person in the job.

But of course, this led to a lot of criticism from Ambassador Bolton and mainly the people who were advocating for him to be the national security advisor. Because what happens, and I realize this kind of... later, is they're all really these informal lobbying groups that kind of form around this particular person to get a person in the job.

And what they try to do is activate anybody who has the president's ear to get in the president's ear. Oftentimes, these are the biggest donors. You know, for example, he'll have called the president, you really need to get rid of that guy, McMaster, and you need Bolton, damn it, you know. And so that's what was happening behind the scenes. And I described him in the, you know,

And what they try to do is activate anybody who has the president's ear to get in the president's ear. Oftentimes, these are the biggest donors. You know, for example, he'll have called the president, you really need to get rid of that guy, McMaster, and you need Bolton, damn it, you know. And so that's what was happening behind the scenes. And I described him in the, you know,

And what they try to do is activate anybody who has the president's ear to get in the president's ear. Oftentimes, these are the biggest donors. You know, for example, he'll have called the president, you really need to get rid of that guy, McMaster, and you need Bolton, damn it, you know. And so that's what was happening behind the scenes. And I described him in the, you know,

in the book is kind of like the dog that caught the car, man. Because the president kept saying, well, what do you think about John? Because the president and I had a lot of really sincere, good conversations about when I would leave. I said, if this isn't working out, I'm fine with leaving whenever you want me to leave. And he would say, well, who do you think would be a good successor?

in the book is kind of like the dog that caught the car, man. Because the president kept saying, well, what do you think about John? Because the president and I had a lot of really sincere, good conversations about when I would leave. I said, if this isn't working out, I'm fine with leaving whenever you want me to leave. And he would say, well, who do you think would be a good successor?

in the book is kind of like the dog that caught the car, man. Because the president kept saying, well, what do you think about John? Because the president and I had a lot of really sincere, good conversations about when I would leave. I said, if this isn't working out, I'm fine with leaving whenever you want me to leave. And he would say, well, who do you think would be a good successor?