Lt.Gen. '''H.R. McMaster''' is the current [[National Security Advisor]] to President [[Donald Trump]]. Upon his appointment he recieved a congratulatory tweet from former [[Obama]] National Security Advisor [[Susan Rice]].<ref>http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/20/susan-rice-urges-hr-mcmaster-get-rid-stephen-banno/ </ref>
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Lt.Gen. '''H.R. McMaster''' is the current [[National Security Advisor]] to President [[Donald Trump]]. Upon his appointment he recieved a congratulatory tweet from former [[Obama]] National Security Advisor [[Susan Rice]]. “Hope you will be able to choose your team, have direct reporting and daily access to [[POTUS]], and can eliminate Strategic Initiatives Group,” Rice tweeted. The Strategic Initiatives Group is was headed by [[Steve Bannon]],<ref>http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/20/susan-rice-urges-hr-mcmaster-get-rid-stephen-banno/ </ref> who was ousted from the [[National Security Council]] staff within weeks, and McMaster's deputy, K.T. McFarland's departure was announced days later.