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Establishment that you can't do this or you must do that, he is less willing to do that, and he is replacing some key figures with folks who either agree with him or are willing to express agreement with him, and i think that goes to the questions of things like will he testify before the special council, who's going to give him advice on iran, is it okay to go ahead and put tariffs on chinese goods, even though some republicans think that's a very bad idea. >> chris: you were talking during the break, jonathan, about how bolton will fit into the president's new national security team, which w...

Thrown out of his position at the national security council the way that rex tillerson had been -- sort of tweeted out at the state department. they are concerned that senior-level people in the national security establishment will not take jobs with the trump administration because they don't like the way that they see that rex tillerson was treated and others. what's interesting about h.r. mcmaster is that he really made his name in the army and in the military back during the surge, during the iraq war. he was known as part of general petreus' brain trust. he made enemies in the army as a r...

Instead, in this announcement we're hearing we'll retire this summer from the military. your thoughts about all of that. >> jennifer: it's interesting, chris. i've been having conversations for weeks now with people in the chain of command here in the pentagon about whether h.r. mcmaster was planning to come back either to the pentagon or to an army post, and there was some talk, but there was never any formal requests to find him a new job, either in the army or in the military, and so it was clear to me that there was never really a plan for him to come back, receive a fourth star, and carry...

>> h.r. mcmaster will become the national security advisor. he's a man of tremendous talent and tremendous experience. i've watched and read over the last twro da -- two days. he is highly respected by everybody in the military, and we're very honored to have him. he also is known for a long time -- i know john bolton, we're going to be asking to work with us in a somewhat different capacity. jon is a really terrific guy. we've had a few meetings with him, knows a lot, and has a good, a good number of ideas that i must tell you i agree very much with. >> chris: well, that's an interesting piec...

And, again, h.r. mcmaster never really gelled with this president. never became as toxic as with rex tillerson as the secretary of state but he was seen as a dead man walking inside the white house. >> chris: i want to talk more about this but general mcmaster has issued a statement in independence -- response to the president of the united states. after years of service, i am requesting retirement from the army this summer. it has been my greatest privilege to serve alongside extraordinary service members and dedicated civilians. i am thankful to president donald j. trump for the opportunity ...