H.R. McMaster

And I would give him some names. And he'd always say, what do you think about John? What do you think about John? And I said, hey, if you trust him, If you think he's going to give you the best advice and advance your agenda, then he's the right person. He even said it to Katie the last day in the Oval Office. We're leaving in the White House on my last day.

And I would give him some names. And he'd always say, what do you think about John? What do you think about John? And I said, hey, if you trust him, If you think he's going to give you the best advice and advance your agenda, then he's the right person. He even said it to Katie the last day in the Oval Office. We're leaving in the White House on my last day.

And I would give him some names. And he'd always say, what do you think about John? What do you think about John? And I said, hey, if you trust him, If you think he's going to give you the best advice and advance your agenda, then he's the right person. He even said it to Katie the last day in the Oval Office. We're leaving in the White House on my last day.

And the president had my wife and I and my daughter and one of my daughters and sons-in-law and some nieces and nephews into the Oval Office. And he even asked Katie, he goes, hey, what do you think about John? She said, I don't know. who do you mean, like John Kelly? She's like, no, John Bolton. I said, okay. Katie said, well, yeah, you picked him. I hope you like him.

And the president had my wife and I and my daughter and one of my daughters and sons-in-law and some nieces and nephews into the Oval Office. And he even asked Katie, he goes, hey, what do you think about John? She said, I don't know. who do you mean, like John Kelly? She's like, no, John Bolton. I said, okay. Katie said, well, yeah, you picked him. I hope you like him.

And the president had my wife and I and my daughter and one of my daughters and sons-in-law and some nieces and nephews into the Oval Office. And he even asked Katie, he goes, hey, what do you think about John? She said, I don't know. who do you mean, like John Kelly? She's like, no, John Bolton. I said, okay. Katie said, well, yeah, you picked him. I hope you like him.

No, but I think that's what he did when he was building buildings in New York. He talks to the construction people. You see him at Mar-a-Lago, right? He talks to staff about the event that they're going to host at Mar-a-Lago or whatever. It's kind of his style. And John Bolton is an extremely competent person. He's extremely articulate. He's very knowledgeable about all the...

No, but I think that's what he did when he was building buildings in New York. He talks to the construction people. You see him at Mar-a-Lago, right? He talks to staff about the event that they're going to host at Mar-a-Lago or whatever. It's kind of his style. And John Bolton is an extremely competent person. He's extremely articulate. He's very knowledgeable about all the...

No, but I think that's what he did when he was building buildings in New York. He talks to the construction people. You see him at Mar-a-Lago, right? He talks to staff about the event that they're going to host at Mar-a-Lago or whatever. It's kind of his style. And John Bolton is an extremely competent person. He's extremely articulate. He's very knowledgeable about all the...

you know, the issues we were facing. So, I mean, the guy was not without merit, you know, to pick as my successor there.

you know, the issues we were facing. So, I mean, the guy was not without merit, you know, to pick as my successor there.

you know, the issues we were facing. So, I mean, the guy was not without merit, you know, to pick as my successor there.

Right.

Right.

Right.

Yeah. Well, in this case, no. And the reason is that I think what happens with President Trump and other presidents as well is they tend to mirror image whoever their interlocutor is, in this case an adversary of Putin, and think that he'll kind of have a conversation with them in which he prioritizes the same things that I would prioritize. But Putin is a man who's obsessed.

Yeah. Well, in this case, no. And the reason is that I think what happens with President Trump and other presidents as well is they tend to mirror image whoever their interlocutor is, in this case an adversary of Putin, and think that he'll kind of have a conversation with them in which he prioritizes the same things that I would prioritize. But Putin is a man who's obsessed.

Yeah. Well, in this case, no. And the reason is that I think what happens with President Trump and other presidents as well is they tend to mirror image whoever their interlocutor is, in this case an adversary of Putin, and think that he'll kind of have a conversation with them in which he prioritizes the same things that I would prioritize. But Putin is a man who's obsessed.

He's a man who's obsessed with restoring Russia to national greatness and to do so really by reestablishing the Russian empire. And so he has aspirations that go far beyond anything that's in reaction to what we could offer. And I think also he's operating against history.

He's a man who's obsessed with restoring Russia to national greatness and to do so really by reestablishing the Russian empire. And so he has aspirations that go far beyond anything that's in reaction to what we could offer. And I think also he's operating against history.