H.R. McMaster receives accidental call from President Trump

[highplainsdem]

Source: CBS

Just over a month ago, retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster received an unexpected call on his personal cell, four sources told CBS News. It was from the White House and he was instructed by the voice on the other end to stand by for the president.

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"Mr. President, this is H.R. McMaster," he said into the phone.

"Why the f*** would I talk" to H.R. McMaster? Trump asked dismissively, and then Trump launched into a scathing critique of his former aide, two sources said.

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Two sources told CBS News that the president intended to call South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, not his former national security adviser.

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Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/h-r-mcmaster-trump-accidental-call/

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It isn't known for certain who dialed the wrong number, but one of CBS's sources told them it was one of Trump's aides.

The WH wouldn't say whether the conversation took place, but the WH communications director issued a statement saying H.R. McMaster had "beclowned himself" and his book was "filled with lies."

This misdirected call was several days before the Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg was mistakenly added to that Signal chat.

[mpcamb]

1. Has a More Bumbling, less competent group ever been assembled to run... well, ANY friggin' thing?

[BOSSHOG]

2. Thank Your Neighbors

They will blame every stupid thing THEY do on someone else because they are members of the part of responsibility.

[mpcamb]

3. My neighbors aren't at fault. People at high reaches of gov't let this happen!

[Karasu]

4. Anyone who voted for this shitshow bears some responsibility for it, frankly.

[IronLionZion]

5. Meritocracy of super geniuses

Next he can call a Quebec poutine shop to discuss Russian trade policy.

[Karasu]

6. "No, this isn't Vladimir Putin, dammit! This is Vladimir's POUTINE!"

[Igel]

7. Who besides an aide would it be?

Seriously, somebody thinks maybe Trump himself dialed the phone then quickly handed it off for somebody else to say he'd be on the line in a minute?

[PSPS]

8. LOL. "statement saying H.R. McMaster had 'beclowned himself'" - Pot, meet the kettle!

[LudwigPastorius]

9. Trump's ass is so big,...

when he butt dials, he dials entire zip codes.

[progressoid]

10. A confederacy of dunces

[Tanuki]

11. How reassuring that the nuclear codes are in such competent hands.

[Marcuse]

12. White House blames its Communications Director for connecting the wrong Generals.

[Hekate]

14. Brilliant! Ernestine at her very best!

[Historic NY]

13. TRump team can't even get a simple phone call right. Who else are they calling or adding to signal chats.

[Hekate]

15. They are all as dumb as a sack of hammers

[Bluetus]

16. THey are calling McMaster a clown, and they don't even know how to use a phone?