National security adviser H.R. McMaster shoots down departure rumors

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President Trump’s national security adviser H.R. McMaster shot down rumors on Tuesday that he was considering leaving the West Wing for the Defense Department in the coming days.

“I have a job. It’s a tremendous honor to do this job … and it is my intention to go as long and as hard as I can to serve the president and the nation,” the three-star Army general told reporters.

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