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In 2009, Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]] admitted the CFR's massive influence in the U.S. government, stating that "we get a lot of advice from the Council, so this [CFR headquarters move] will mean I won’t have as far to go to be told what we should be doing and how we should think about the future."<ref name="DeepState2018"/><ref name="McManus2009">McManus, John F. (July 17, 2009). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/2666-hillary-clinton-lets-cfr-cat-out-of-the-bag Hillary Clinton Lets CFR Cat Out of the Bag]. ''The New American''. Retrieved December 31, 2017.</ref>

In 2009, Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]] admitted the CFR's massive influence in the U.S. government, stating that "we get a lot of advice from the Council, so this [CFR headquarters move] will mean I won’t have as far to go to be told what we should be doing and how we should think about the future."<ref name="DeepState2018"/><ref name="McManus2009">McManus, John F. (July 17, 2009). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/2666-hillary-clinton-lets-cfr-cat-out-of-the-bag Hillary Clinton Lets CFR Cat Out of the Bag]. ''The New American''. Retrieved December 31, 2017.</ref>

Even U.S. President [[Donald Trump]]'s administration was not free from CFR influence. Several important [[Trump Administration]] members, including National Security Advisor [[H.R. McMaster]] (who replaced non-CFR member [[Mike Flynn]]; McMaster himself was later replaced by [[John Bolton]]) and Trade Representative [[Robert Lighthizer]]. Other appointees, including Secretary of State [[Rex Tillerson]], have friendly relations with the CFR.<ref>Multiple references:

Even U.S. President [[Donald Trump]]'s administration was not free from CFR influence. Several important [[Trump Administration]] members, including National Security Advisor [[H.R. McMaster]] (who replaced non-CFR member [[Mike Flynn]]) and Trade Representative [[Robert Lighthizer]], were CFR members. Other appointees, including Secretary of State [[Rex Tillerson]], have friendly relations with the CFR.<ref>Multiple references:

*Newman, Alex (February 25, 2017). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/25475-some-of-trump-s-picks-have-troubling-links-to-globalism-cfr Some of Trump's Picks Have Troubling Links to Globalism, CFR]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 1, 2018.

*Newman, Alex (February 25, 2017). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/25475-some-of-trump-s-picks-have-troubling-links-to-globalism-cfr Some of Trump's Picks Have Troubling Links to Globalism, CFR]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 1, 2018.

*Newman, Alex (June 2, 2017). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/north-america/item/26162-top-trump-officials-attend-globalist-bilderberg-summit-why Top Trump Officials Attend Globalist Bilderberg Summit. Why?] ''The New American''. Retrieved December 1, 2017.</ref> These CFR members in the Trump Administration – including those handpicked by Trump – worked to undermine Trump's America First policies. This is seen by the Trump Administration's National Security Strategy, written by CFR members McMaster and Nadia Schadlow, which globalist [[never Trump]]ers and CFR members praised.<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>

*Newman, Alex (June 2, 2017). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/north-america/item/26162-top-trump-officials-attend-globalist-bilderberg-summit-why Top Trump Officials Attend Globalist Bilderberg Summit. Why?] ''The New American''. Retrieved December 1, 2017.</ref> These CFR members in the Trump Administration – including those handpicked by Trump – worked to undermine Trump's America First policies. This is seen by the Trump Administration's National Security Strategy, written by CFR members McMaster and Nadia Schadlow, which globalist [[never Trump]]ers and CFR members praised.<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>