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|office=National Security Advisor

|office=National Security Advisor

|terms=February 20, 2017 – present

|terms=February 20, 2017 – April 9, 2018

|preceded=Keith Kellogg (acting)<br>[[Michael T. Flynn]]

|preceded=Keith Kellogg (acting)<br>[[Michael T. Flynn]]

|former=(y or n)

|former=y

|succeeded=

|succeeded=[[John Bolton]]

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|military=y

|military=y

|allegiance=United States

|allegiance=United States

|branch=United States Army

|branch=United States Army

|serviceyears=1984–present

|serviceyears=1984–2018

|rank=Lieutenant General

|rank=Lieutenant General

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|unit=

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:''For globalists who defend McMaster, see [[McMasterites]]''

:''For globalists who defend McMaster, see [[McMasterites]]''

Lt.Gen. '''Herbert Raymond "H. R." McMaster''' (born July 24, 1962)  is the current [[National Security Advisor]] to President [[Donald Trump]]. McMaster is a [[liberal]] [[globalist]] and is thought to share the views of many [[Russophobe]]s and, according to ''[[Politico]]'', of the establishment analysis which ignored the motives of [[jihad]]ists in order to please [[Barack Obama]].<ref>McCants, Williams (February 23, 2017). [https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/02/mcmaster-has-the-islamophobes-worried-good-214815 McMaster Has the Islamophobes Worried. Good.] ''Politico Magazine''. Retrieved March 29, 2018.</ref> He has supported the Obama Administration's narrative on Islam.<ref name="Spencer2018">Spencer, Robert (March 28, 2018). [https://pjmedia.com/homeland-security/good-news-mcmaster-bolton/ Why It’s Good News That McMaster Is Out and Bolton Is In]. ''PJ Media''. Retrieved March 29, 2018.</ref> Despite serving in the [[Trump Administration]], observers, even those who have previously worked closely with McMaster, have noted that his worldview is incompatible with the [[conservative]] and [[Nationalism|nationalist]] worldview advocated by Trump during the 2016 election.<ref>Davis, Daniel L. (September 28, 2017). [http://nationalinterest.org/feature/h-r-mcmasters-worldview-compatible-the-presidents-22525 Is H. R. McMaster's Worldview Compatible with the President's?] ''The National Interest''. Retrieved September 30, 2017.</ref><ref name="OpposesTrump">Klein, Aaron (October 5, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2017/10/05/mcmaster-vs-trump-embattled-adviser-reportedly-hinted-to-top-democrats-he-opposes-presidents-iran-deal-policy/ McMaster vs. Trump: Embattled Adviser Reportedly Hinted to Top Democrats He Opposes President’s Iran Deal Policy]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 5, 2017.</ref>

Lt.Gen. '''Herbert Raymond "H. R." McMaster''' (born July 24, 1962)  was the [[National Security Advisor]] to President [[Donald Trump]] from February 2017 until April 2018. He is a [[liberal]] [[globalist]] and is thought to share the views of many [[Russophobe]]s and, according to ''[[Politico]]'', of the establishment analysis which ignored the motives of [[jihad]]ists in order to please [[Barack Obama]].<ref>McCants, Williams (February 23, 2017). [https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/02/mcmaster-has-the-islamophobes-worried-good-214815 McMaster Has the Islamophobes Worried. Good.] ''Politico Magazine''. Retrieved March 29, 2018.</ref> He has supported the Obama Administration's narrative on Islam.<ref name="Spencer2018">Spencer, Robert (March 28, 2018). [https://pjmedia.com/homeland-security/good-news-mcmaster-bolton/ Why It’s Good News That McMaster Is Out and Bolton Is In]. ''PJ Media''. Retrieved March 29, 2018.</ref> Despite serving in the [[Trump Administration]], observers, even those who have previously worked closely with McMaster, have noted that his worldview is incompatible with the [[conservative]] and [[Nationalism|nationalist]] worldview advocated by Trump during the 2016 election.<ref>Davis, Daniel L. (September 28, 2017). [http://nationalinterest.org/feature/h-r-mcmasters-worldview-compatible-the-presidents-22525 Is H. R. McMaster's Worldview Compatible with the President's?] ''The National Interest''. Retrieved September 30, 2017.</ref><ref name="OpposesTrump">Klein, Aaron (October 5, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2017/10/05/mcmaster-vs-trump-embattled-adviser-reportedly-hinted-to-top-democrats-he-opposes-presidents-iran-deal-policy/ McMaster vs. Trump: Embattled Adviser Reportedly Hinted to Top Democrats He Opposes President’s Iran Deal Policy]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 5, 2017.</ref>

==Soldier-scholar==

==Soldier-scholar==

McMaster used his first NSC meetings to tell his staff not to use the term "radical Islamic terrorism,"<ref name="AckermanGuardian">Ackerman, Spencer (February 25, 2017). [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/25/hr-mcmaster-national-security-radical-islamic-terrorism-trump Trump national security adviser wants to avoid term 'radical Islamic terrorism', sources say]. ''The Guardian''. Retrieved March 23, 2018.</ref> and he likely influenced President Trump to stop calling [[Islamic terrorism]] what it is.<ref>Riehl, Dan (September 13, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2017/09/13/gaffney-blames-h-r-mcmaster-for-trump-not-calling-out-radical-islamic-terrorism-by-name/ Gaffney Blames H. R. McMaster for Trump Not Calling out ‘Radical Islamic Terrorism’ by Name]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 13, 2017.</ref> He also reportedly was not friendly towards Israel with regard to policy.<ref name="Steinberg2017"/> McMaster unsuccessfully urged Trump to refrain from verbally attacking the Communist totalitarian dictator of [[North Korean]], [[Kim Jong-un]].<ref name="Chuckled">Wong, Kristina (September 26, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/26/report-mcmaster-chuckled-dismissively-trumps-north-korea-tweets/ Report: McMaster ‘Chuckled Dismissively’ About Trump’s North Korea Tweets]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 26, 2017.</ref>

McMaster used his first NSC meetings to tell his staff not to use the term "radical Islamic terrorism,"<ref name="AckermanGuardian">Ackerman, Spencer (February 25, 2017). [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/25/hr-mcmaster-national-security-radical-islamic-terrorism-trump Trump national security adviser wants to avoid term 'radical Islamic terrorism', sources say]. ''The Guardian''. Retrieved March 23, 2018.</ref> and he likely influenced President Trump to stop calling [[Islamic terrorism]] what it is.<ref>Riehl, Dan (September 13, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2017/09/13/gaffney-blames-h-r-mcmaster-for-trump-not-calling-out-radical-islamic-terrorism-by-name/ Gaffney Blames H. R. McMaster for Trump Not Calling out ‘Radical Islamic Terrorism’ by Name]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 13, 2017.</ref> He also reportedly was not friendly towards Israel with regard to policy.<ref name="Steinberg2017"/> McMaster unsuccessfully urged Trump to refrain from verbally attacking the Communist totalitarian dictator of [[North Korean]], [[Kim Jong-un]].<ref name="Chuckled">Wong, Kristina (September 26, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/26/report-mcmaster-chuckled-dismissively-trumps-north-korea-tweets/ Report: McMaster ‘Chuckled Dismissively’ About Trump’s North Korea Tweets]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 26, 2017.</ref>

McMaster and his NSC allies worked to undermine President Trump and his America First policies. This is illustrated by the administration's 2017 National Security Strategy, which replaced Trump's America First philosophy with a more conventional globalist agenda in several areas and was praised by globalist [[Council on Foreign Relations]] members.<ref>Jasper, William F. (December 29, 2017). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/27832-deep-state-boasts-we-re-sabotaging-trump-from-the-inside Deep State Boasts: We’re Sabotaging Trump From the Inside]. ''The New American''. Retrieved December 29, 2017.</ref><ref name="Mcabal">Jasper, William F. (January 2, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/27851-the-mcmaster-cabal-lead-operatives-in-the-deep-state-coup-effort-to-oust-trump The McMaster Cabal: Lead Operatives in the Deep State Coup Effort to Oust Trump]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 3, 2018.</ref> McMaster's purging of conservatives from the NSC also served to unermine Trump's policies.<ref name="Mcabal"/>

McMaster and his NSC allies worked to undermine President Trump and his America First policies. This is illustrated by the administration's 2017 National Security Strategy, which replaced Trump's America First philosophy with a more conventional globalist agenda in several areas and was praised by globalist [[Council on Foreign Relations]] members.<ref>Jasper, William F. (December 29, 2017). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/27832-deep-state-boasts-we-re-sabotaging-trump-from-the-inside Deep State Boasts: We’re Sabotaging Trump From the Inside]. ''The New American''. Retrieved December 29, 2017.</ref><ref name="Mcabal">Jasper, William F. (January 2, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/27851-the-mcmaster-cabal-lead-operatives-in-the-deep-state-coup-effort-to-oust-trump The McMaster Cabal: Lead Operatives in the Deep State Coup Effort to Oust Trump]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 3, 2018.</ref> McMaster's purging of conservatives from the NSC also served to undermine Trump's policies.<ref name="Mcabal"/>

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