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Vladimir Putin manipulated Donald Trump’s ‘ego and insecurities’, book says

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69% Informative

At War With Ourselves : My Tour of Duty in the Trump White House is published by HarperCollins and arriving on 27 August .

McMaster says Putin exploited Donald Trump ’s “ego and insecurities with flattery” to drive a wedge between him and hawkish advisers in Washington DC .

McMaster served as national security adviser from February 2017 until April 2018 .

McMaster wrote the book to get past the hyper-partisanship and explain what really happened’ He insists he remained apolitical during his service, looking out only for the interests of the US .

Despite the strained relationship with Trump chronicled in his book, McMaster never joined the ranks of other former administration officials eager to castigate him once he left office.

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