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White House says Trump won't fire national security adviser H.R. McMaster

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders pushed back on the suggestion that McMaster would be replaced.
Credit: Mark Wilson
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 15: U.S. National Security Adviser, H.R. McMaster, speaks about the situation in Syria during a discussion at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, on March 15, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

The White House late Thursday disputed a report that President Trump has decided to oust his national security adviser, H.R. McMaster.

McMaster, a three star Army general, has faced criticism from Trump loyalists who believe his views on Iran, North Korea and other key foreign policy theaters are at odds with Trump's. The Washington Post reported Trump is "now comfortable" with removing McMaster, although his departure may not be imminent.

But White House press secretary Sarah Sanders pushed back on the suggestion that McMaster would be replaced, thus becoming the second national security adviser fired by Trump after Michael Flynn was dismissed for lying to the vice president and the FBI.

"Just spoke to @POTUS and Gen. H.R. McMaster - contrary to reports they have a good working relationship and there are no changes at the NSC," she tweeted.

Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday after a 14-month tenure, signaling that a shake-up at the top levels of his administration was not over.

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