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Gen. McMaster’s blistering account of the Trump White House | CNN Politics

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Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster served with distinction in key U.S. conflicts of the past decades .

In his new book, McMaster describes meetings in the Oval Office as “exercises in competitive sycophancy” Peter Bergen : McMaster ’s book, “At War with Ourselves: My Tour of Duty in the Trump White House ,” comes at a timely moment.

McMaster ’s account of the Trump team is not pretty.

Steve Bannon is portrayed as a “fawning court jester” who played on Trump ’s anxiety and sense of beleaguerment.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense James Mattis were often at odds with Trump , McMaster says.

McMaster credits Trump for some sound foreign policy decisions.

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