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

Published January 23, 2018 9:20pm ET



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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