Trump has publicly expressed support for two senior members of his team, who had seemed in imminent danger of being ousted.<\/p>\n
Peace may have finally broken out in the White House, with US President Donald Trump publicly expressing support for two senior members of his team who had seemed in imminent danger of being ousted.<\/p>\n
Attorney general Jeff Sessions and national security adviser Gen HR McMaster are safe, it seems, at least till his next Twitter-rage.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter many years of LEAKS going on in Washington, it is great to see the A.G. taking action! For National Security, the tougher the better!\u201d Trump tweeted on Saturday, whom he had earlier publicly criticised and mocked as \u201cbeleaguered\u201d.<\/p>\n
The pat-on-the-back for Sessions\u2019s came after he announced that the justice department had \u201ctripled the number of active leak investigations\u201d and that it be deploying more resources to tracking down leakers. The department may even consider issuing subpoenas to journalists.<\/p>\n
Trump has been very angry with Sessions for recusing himself from the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 elections and holds him responsible for the eventual appointment of special counsel Robert Mueller, who may end up probing Trump\u2019s past business dealings.<\/p>\n
As Republicans and even Trump\u2019s own base came to Sessions\u2019s defence, Trump seemingly backed off.<\/p>\n
The previous day, Trump expressed support for McMaster, saying in a statement, \u201cGen McMaster and I are working very well together. He is a good man and very pro-Israel. I am grateful for the work he continues to do serving our country.\u201d<\/p>\n
McMaster has had serious policy differences on some key national security issues. He has been targeted by the \u201cnationalist\u201d faction of the White House led by Trump\u2019s chief strategist Steve Bannon and his allies outside, who accuse him of being anti-Israel and leading a purge of officials loyal to his predecessor Michael Flynn<\/p>\n
He has also been criticised for renewing the security clearance for former President Barak Obama\u2019s NSA Susan Rice, which is not unusual \u2014 McMaster has done the same for all living NSAs from previous administrations, as is the practice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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