H.R. McMaster

I don't think they're excited about giving aid to Israel. No, that's right, that's right. They're internally inconsistent, a lot of these views, by this kind of group of people. I don't know what to call them, the retrenchers, the neo-isolationists. I mean, none of these labels are particularly, are comprehensive, and there are a wide variety of views I mentioned are within this group.

I don't think they're excited about giving aid to Israel. No, that's right, that's right. They're internally inconsistent, a lot of these views, by this kind of group of people. I don't know what to call them, the retrenchers, the neo-isolationists. I mean, none of these labels are particularly, are comprehensive, and there are a wide variety of views I mentioned are within this group.

I don't think they're excited about giving aid to Israel. No, that's right, that's right. They're internally inconsistent, a lot of these views, by this kind of group of people. I don't know what to call them, the retrenchers, the neo-isolationists. I mean, none of these labels are particularly, are comprehensive, and there are a wide variety of views I mentioned are within this group.

Yeah, they're inconsistent in their views.

Yeah, they're inconsistent in their views.

Yeah, they're inconsistent in their views.

OK, so I think it's really important to understand where Donald Trump came from, from coming of age. And I read about this in the book. 1970s, right? Lost war in Vietnam and the evacuation from Saigon. You had the first president in history resign during this period of time. A period of stagflation, multiple energy crises in this period of time, as we're eulogizing

OK, so I think it's really important to understand where Donald Trump came from, from coming of age. And I read about this in the book. 1970s, right? Lost war in Vietnam and the evacuation from Saigon. You had the first president in history resign during this period of time. A period of stagflation, multiple energy crises in this period of time, as we're eulogizing

OK, so I think it's really important to understand where Donald Trump came from, from coming of age. And I read about this in the book. 1970s, right? Lost war in Vietnam and the evacuation from Saigon. You had the first president in history resign during this period of time. A period of stagflation, multiple energy crises in this period of time, as we're eulogizing

President Carter, really the Carter presidency, right? And he ran hostage. And he came out of that with a real sense of aggrievement that America's been aggrieved, that America's been taken advantage of. And so he wants to, first of all, advance American interest. I mean, America first, it's really what he wants to do, not in the 1930s Lindbergh sense, but like in a Reagan act.

President Carter, really the Carter presidency, right? And he ran hostage. And he came out of that with a real sense of aggrievement that America's been aggrieved, that America's been taken advantage of. And so he wants to, first of all, advance American interest. I mean, America first, it's really what he wants to do, not in the 1930s Lindbergh sense, but like in a Reagan act.

President Carter, really the Carter presidency, right? And he ran hostage. And he came out of that with a real sense of aggrievement that America's been aggrieved, that America's been taken advantage of. And so he wants to, first of all, advance American interest. I mean, America first, it's really what he wants to do, not in the 1930s Lindbergh sense, but like in a Reagan act.

Reagan, make America great again. Make America great with Reagan. It's, I think, consciously borrowed from that period of time. And so he is well motivated in that connection. There's nothing nefarious about that. But he does, as a result, have this deep skepticism about sustained commitments abroad.

Reagan, make America great again. Make America great with Reagan. It's, I think, consciously borrowed from that period of time. And so he is well motivated in that connection. There's nothing nefarious about that. But he does, as a result, have this deep skepticism about sustained commitments abroad.

Reagan, make America great again. Make America great with Reagan. It's, I think, consciously borrowed from that period of time. And so he is well motivated in that connection. There's nothing nefarious about that. But he does, as a result, have this deep skepticism about sustained commitments abroad.

And he tends to see retrenchment or disengagement from those complex problem sets as an unmitigated good. But at the same time, he understands peace through strength. At the same time, he understands that it's a lot cheaper to prevent a war than to have to fight one. He wants others to share the burden, but he's deeply skeptical of the alliances that allow burden sharing.

And he tends to see retrenchment or disengagement from those complex problem sets as an unmitigated good. But at the same time, he understands peace through strength. At the same time, he understands that it's a lot cheaper to prevent a war than to have to fight one. He wants others to share the burden, but he's deeply skeptical of the alliances that allow burden sharing.

And he tends to see retrenchment or disengagement from those complex problem sets as an unmitigated good. But at the same time, he understands peace through strength. At the same time, he understands that it's a lot cheaper to prevent a war than to have to fight one. He wants others to share the burden, but he's deeply skeptical of the alliances that allow burden sharing.

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.

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.