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At an event at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on October 10, 2017, McMaster referred to the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]] as "mass murder attacks" and avoided acknowledging that they were Islamic terrorist attacks.<ref>Klein, Aaron (October 12, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2017/10/12/shock-h-r-mcmaster-calls-911-mass-murder-attack-no-mention-islamic-terrorism/ Shock: H.R. McMaster Calls 9/11 ‘Mass Murder Attack’ — No Mention of Islamic Terrorism]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 12, 2017.</ref> McMaster used the same wording about a month later,<ref>Klein, Aaron (November 3, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2017/11/03/h-r-mcmaster-avoids-islamic-terrorist-label-again-calls-manhattan-jihadist-a-mass-murderer/ H.R. McMaster Avoids Islamic Terrorist Label Again, Calls Manhattan Jihadist a ‘Mass Murderer’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 3, 2017.</ref> though he also called it "Islamist or Takfiri or Salafi-Jihadist ideology."<ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/11/02/press-briefing-press-secretary-sarah-sanders-and-national-security Press Briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Sanders and National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster, 11/2/2017, #31]. ''The White House''. November 2, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.</ref>

At an event at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on October 10, 2017, McMaster referred to the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]] as "mass murder attacks" and avoided acknowledging that they were Islamic terrorist attacks.<ref>Klein, Aaron (October 12, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2017/10/12/shock-h-r-mcmaster-calls-911-mass-murder-attack-no-mention-islamic-terrorism/ Shock: H.R. McMaster Calls 9/11 ‘Mass Murder Attack’ — No Mention of Islamic Terrorism]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 12, 2017.</ref> McMaster used the same wording about a month later,<ref>Klein, Aaron (November 3, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2017/11/03/h-r-mcmaster-avoids-islamic-terrorist-label-again-calls-manhattan-jihadist-a-mass-murderer/ H.R. McMaster Avoids Islamic Terrorist Label Again, Calls Manhattan Jihadist a ‘Mass Murderer’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 3, 2017.</ref> though he also called it "Islamist or Takfiri or Salafi-Jihadist ideology."<ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/11/02/press-briefing-press-secretary-sarah-sanders-and-national-security Press Briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Sanders and National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster, 11/2/2017, #31]. ''The White House''. November 2, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.</ref>

In an interview with [[Fox News Channel|Fox News]]'s [[Chris Wallace]] broadcast on December 3, 2017, McMaster stated that Islamic terrorists really are "irreligious criminals who use a perverted" version of "religion."<ref>[http://video.foxnews.com/v/5666220108001/?#sp=show-clips H.R. McMaster talks North Korea threat, Michael Flynn deal]. ''Fox News Video''. Retrieved December 3, 2017. Statement starts at 5:56.</ref>

In an interview with [[Fox News Channel|Fox News]]'s [[Chris Wallace]] broadcast on December 3, 2017, McMaster stated that Islamic terrorists really are "irreligious criminals who use a perverted" version of "religion."<ref>[http://video.foxnews.com/v/5666220108001/?#sp=show-clips H.R. McMaster talks North Korea threat, Michael Flynn deal]. ''Fox News Video''. Retrieved December 3, 2017. Statement starts at 5:56.</ref> On December 20 of that year, McMaster repeated his claim that Islamic terrorists are "irreligious."<ref>Klein, Aaron (December 20, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2017/12/20/h-r-mcmaster-does-it-again-calls-islamic-terrorism-irreligious/ H.R. McMaster Does It Again: Calls Islamic Terrorism ‘Irreligious’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 20, 2017.</ref>

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