McMaster says Trump needs a ‘competent team’ around him

Former national security adviser H. R. McMaster suggested that former President Trump needs to surround himself with qualified national security experts to prevent himself from being manipulated.

McMaster, who served as Trump's national security adviser, appeared on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday to discuss his forthcoming memoir that will be released on Aug. 27. He said that the memoir describes his effort to protect Trump’s “independence of judgment, because in any administration, there are people who try to manipulate a president into decision.”

“Well, I write in the book, Margaret, about this dissonance that Donald Trump carries with him, these opposing ideas that........

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