why is hr mcmaster being replaced. full weeks there's been speculation that hr mcmaster is on his way out of the white house, and so it has passed, the latest high—profile white house figure to go with donald trump's point of view that he is not surrounded by the people he wants in these positions, and that's certainly true with the position of national security adviser. he had clashed with hr mcmaster over the months and he has been replaced. although he has given a warm tribute to him, he has had moments when he has been less than favourable towards hr mcmaster. for example he was openly critical whenever hr mcmaster suggested there was evidence russia had interfered in the 2016 general election. but i really think what you're here at the white house is a changing of the guard when it comes to foreign policy, because only a matter of ten days ago we had rex tillerson replaced as secretary of state by the cia director mike pompeo. we now have hr mcmaster being replaced by john bolton. they are both figures who think m

we now have hr mcmaster being replaced by john bolton.hey are both figures to think more along the line of donald trump, especially if you look at the ambassadorjohn bolton. he is at the ambassadorjohn bolton. he is a hardliner, someone from the bush era. he was critical over iran and north korea. many people know who john bolton is in the international committee because he was the former us ambassador to the united nations. —— community. us ambassador to the united nations. -- community. that is absolutely correct. he has also been outspoken over the years and is well—known in america not least because he is a media commentator, popping up on fox news quite regularly. indeed, he has been on fox news within the past hour or so discussing what he intends to do as national security advisor. perhaps what is key here is what he had said in the past is in the past. he says he is focusing on the past. he says he is focusing on the now. he has been very critical of recent lea ks the now. he has been very critical of recent leaks from the nationa

he'll replace the sacked general hr mcmaster next month.th korea and russia. there are growing fears of a trade war between the us and china after president trump announced plans to impose sweeping tariffs worth up to $60 billion on chinese goods. beijing says it's considering tariffs worth up to $3 billion on a range of products imported from the us. eu leaders meeting in brussels have agreed with the british government that it was highly likely that russia was responsible for the nerve agent attack on a former spy. russia continues to deny any involvement in the attack on the former double agent, sergei skripal, and his daughter, yulia. now on bbc news, panorama. every day, britain's discovering just how much more men are earning than women. the gender pay gap's been revealed at hundreds... female employees earning up to 43% less than male employees at ba rclays. nearly 50 years after equal pay became the law, could this be the year that things finally change? we're not little ladies any more, we do just as much hard work. chanting "what

he'll replace general hr mcmaster in the latest change in personnel in the white house.n is a former us ambassador to the united nations under president george w bush. he becomes president trump's third national security adviser in 14 months. live to washington and our correspondent chris buckler. john bolton is quite a controversial figure, isn't he? widely seen as something of a hawk. he isa something of a hawk. he is a hardline figure. he's been very critical of iran, north korea andindeed very critical of iran, north korea and indeed russia over the years, and indeed russia over the years, and here's someone who has been regarded as a hawk, i've you've mentioned. he is a conservative commentator, he regularly speaks on fox news, and he is someone who will bring different approach to foreign policy than hr mcmaster, and i think what you are seeing here at the white house is changing of the guard. rex tillerson was replaced recently as secretary of state by mike pompeo. you know havejohn bolton coming in as national security adviser. that suggests that foreign policy i

thank you to lieutenant general hr mcmaster for your service, loyal tie to country. u for your friendship. evan? >> i think this first of all mcmaster's exit, while expected seems to be very amicable. not like rex tillerson he notably did not thank the president on his announcement. but, i think that john would bolton is a great pick. people who don't like trump, people who love trump and we're all united on this. >> a kumbaya moment. >> break out the talking stick, and surround the campfire and roast marshmallows. and john bolton is unafraid to challenge the president if he thinks he is wrong, he thinks that president makes that final call, and once he does, john bolton will help execute whatever it is. charles: is focus on potential upcoming meeting with north korea, perhaps getting rid of the iranian nuclear deal or something else that seems to be pending, and important that president trump revamped his team? >> right, so there is the immediate things, they could be upcoming meeting with north korea. pay attention to indo-pacific region, that is key. this is john b

national security adviser hr mcmaster could soon be leaving his position in the white house. ve people familiar with the discussions tell nbc news the white house is preparing to replace mcmaster as early as next month. the move is reportedly being orchestrated by chief of staff john kelly and defense secretary james mattis. now, according to officials, one leading candidate to replace mcmaster is auto industry executive steven begin. mcmaster was brought into the administration a year ago to replace michael flynn. mcmaster's ouster would be the latest in the long string of shake-ups at the white house. michael anton responding to the report saying yesterday, quote, i was just with president trump and hr mcmaster in the oval office. president trump set the nbc news story is, quote, fake news and told mcmaster he is doing a great job. now, white house principal press secretary rob shaw reported saying in part, quote, we frequently face rumor and innuendo about officials. there are no personnel announcements at this time. but the potential departure of hr mcmaster caps a week th

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he'll replace the sacked general hr mcmaster next month.ard line on iran, north korea and russia. there are growing fears of a trade war between the us and china after president trump announced plans to impose sweeping tariffs worth up to $60 billion on chinese goods. beijing says it's considering tariffs worth up to $3 billion on a range of products imported from the us. eu leaders meeting in brussels have agreed with the british government that it was highly likely that russia was responsible for the nerve agent attack on a former spy. russia continues to deny any involvement in the attack on the former double agent, sergei skripal, and his daughter, yulia. now on bbc news, thursday in parliament.

although the white house was happy with hr mcmaster, they have been talking about this for weeks.ut in terms of foreign policy, there are many challenges ahead. many challenges for president trump and if you look at the foreign policy issues like north korea and look at iran and russia, beyond that, there is the question of tariffs and much more to suggest president trump is determined to put forward a message time and time again he said in the campaign of america first. that is a fundamental in this new, ever—changing white house. china has insisted that it's "absolutely not afraid of a trade war", after president trump announced plans to introduce tariffs worth billions of dollars on chinese imports. he said the duties would redress the balance, following years of what he described as unfair economic competition from beijing. john sudworth has more about the response. us presidents have long had serious concerns about chinese trade practices. the theft of us intellectual property, for example, and the forced transfer of us technology to chinese companies, but presidents have unt

. >> we're hearing reports that hr mcmaster could feasibly be the next person to go in washington.pecially in the white house. what are you hearing would be the next person to go in the trump white house? because it seems like changes are afoot. >> yeah, my sources say that hr mcmaster is definitely in limbo. if you look at the trend of reporting following rex tillerson for months there was speculation that he was in jeopardy in his position and i think the same has been true for hr mcmaster. president trump has never really gotten along with hr mcmaster in the way that he has with some of his other cabinet members and west wing staffers. and so he is looking for change there. one name that has been floated is john bolton, though he has received a lot of opposition from republicans concerned about his role in the bush administration and whether he would be the right fit for that job. >> it seems as if these days another day in the trump white house means more changes to come. so we'll see what happens the next 24 hours. thank you both for joining me. >>> a lawyer for stormy daniels

it was the assumption at some point that he would remove hr mcmaster. john bolton is as hawkish as they come. >> reporter: bolton was skepticle of overtures by north korean leader kim jong un and he was a strong voice against russia. most democrats are none too pleased with the pick with the massachusetts senator saying that trump is assembling's war cabinet full of "yes men." bolton will roup out a new policy change with mike pompeo as secretary of state, assuming he is confirmed. >> the president has the final decision but i think he has summered himself with strong personalities and wants to hear their views, and we will be happy to provide them. >> reporter: unlike pompeo, this deposition not require confirmation. doug luzader, fox news. >>> the president's legal team is changing, also, with his lead attorney resigning saying that help did not take his advice regarding john mueller. he urged the president to be more cooperative. at the moment, we are not sure who will be the lead attorney on the president's legal team. >>> stocks are down across eur

york times reporting that president trump has decided to remove his national security adviser, hr mcmaster. five sources tell the post that president trump is actively looking for a replacement for mcmaster and taking his time so as to not humiliate the three-star army general. sources say that he is ready to leave and waiting for the president to ask. the story was broke earlier this month, saying that mcmaster could be replaced as early as april. should he be ousted, it will be the latest in a string of high profile departures. in the last few weeks, five top officials have resigned or been fired. but the white house is disputing the latest reports with the white house press secretary saying, just spoke to potus and general hr mcmaster, contrary to reports they have a good working relationship and there's no changes at the national security council. >>> russia is front and center in the white house, with the trump administration, announcing long awaited sanctions against malicious cyber attacks for meddling in the 2016 election. special council robert mueller issued a subpoena in the rus

in the case of hr mcmaster, he criticised and publicly rebuked him for some comments that he made aboutlection in 2016 being something that was clearly something that happened. so, there have been public rebukes, but there are big questions now about what happens in terms of foreign policy. that is particularly important when you look at what has happened with north korea, the idea that president trump will meet kim jong—un. well, one of the ideas for a sanction against russia that has not been taken up was to somehow banish rt, the russian state tv channel, from the uk. maybe the reason rt was not closed down is that the authorities came to the view that, like cambridge analytica, its ability to bend our minds is not as great as it might hope. but rt is not the only russian state media operation here. sputnik uk is based in edinburgh. it's part of sputnik international, which has a radio station in the us, and it distributes radio and online material here via the web. that gives it one great advantage over rt — it doesn't need a broadcasting licence. so what is it like? john sweeny wen

he's going to replace general hr mcmaster, who's been sacked in the latest change in white house personnel bolton is a former us ambassador to the un, he's a hawk, he's renowned for his blunt speaking, and has advocated using military force against iran and north korea. he will be the third national security adviser in 14 months. he takes up the post next month. here's chris buckler. at what sometimes appears to be a co nsta ntly at what sometimes appears to be a constantly changing white house, president trump's latest appointment could mark the dawning of a new era in american foreign policy. the customary new tweets, donald trump announced that effective next month, john bolton would be his new national security adviser, replacing hector mcmaster, with whom the president had clashed for months. john bolton is a hawkish hardliner, he served in the bush presidency, he has called for the iran nuclear deal to be scrapped, supported military action against north korea, and has brought his voice into the trump inner circle. he has long been a right—wing commentator for fox inner circle. he ha

he expressed confidence in that the national security hr mcmaster, a mesz age she then passed onto mcmaster. but the president didn't relay to mcmaster himself oon though sarah sanders did acknowledge they met several times today and she is not sure if all of this came up during those meetings. but, erin, to be clear here, it's the president who has fueled a lot of this speculation himself by saying his cabinet is not the way he likes it. he likes change. aen there could be more change coming in the future. and we are actually told by sewers familiar with what's been going on with the president that he has actually been watching the television in glee over the last few days as he's seen the buildup of this idea of a potential shake-up happening. so a lot of this is president himself. he enjoys being able to control the banners that flash across the lower part of the screen. so a lot of this is many coulding from the top down. and staffers certainly were concerned. and the white house could say today that no one is being immediately fired, but they couldn't answer if it was going to happen i

"the washington post" said they have 19 sources indicating hr mcmaster, the national security advisor is about to be fired. howie: when "the washington post" says the president has decided to fire hr mcmaster and other stories come out saying well it's a false narrative and it hasn't happened yet. i want to come back to the last question about tillerson. the press never liked him because he barely did interviews. but trump denounced that story last fall. now we hear the president has never gotten over the moron comment. comment. sarah: tillerson has been rumored to be leaving since last march. howie: the president is bringing in larry kudlow, cnbc commentator. and he did work in the reagan budget office. he has been on cnbc for decade. is the president just attracted to people who are good on tv? mollie: it's not just the president. we just had the media launch oprah winfrey's candidacy for president. howie: we have fox's katie pavlich reporting that the president wants pete hegseth. and you had an observation about the fox green room. juan: i think it's a staging area for the preside

so that is a chief flash point with his chief of staff. >> so john kelly, hr mcmaster, how much of a turning point was that incident involving rob porter for the way in which john kelly was or wasn't the president's good graces? >> i think in the case of the porter scandal, this was -- kelly was on the way out. i think we should point out, this is not new. the president has been frustrated with john kelly for months. what the porter scandal did is effectively neutralize the ability to push him out then because kelly manufactured a brilliant maneuver in which he defined the scandal not about domestic abuse, but as security clearances. in that moment, the president could not fire kelly because it would be looking like he was giving, you know, payback for his family members. but now that the porter scandal is in the rearview mirror, my understanding is that the president will be interviewing candidates next weekend for the chief of staff job when he visits mar-a-lago and as well as talking to people about filling hr mcmaster's position at nsc. >> i was talking about loneliness, this pre

hr mcmaster david shelton and john kelly could be next on the chopping block. griffin can live in washington dc with the latest on the staff shuffle. >> we are told a major shakeup is underway, some describing it as could come as early as today. these are the possible changes, national security advisor hr mcmaster could be replaced by amb. john bolton. a possible departure of chief of staff john kelly with budget director mick mulvaney possibly replacing them and veterans affairs sec. david shelton is out with rick perry being named as possibly replacing. although perry shot those reports down as fake news, larry kudlow to serve as chief economic advisor replacing gary cohen who resigned last week. >> is completely in command at as he always does, he explains that he is thinking and ask questions. if i tried to give him the kudlow thing he will come back. >> his nominees for state and cia director are already facing opposition from lawmakers like rand paul. >> i will oppose both pompeo's nomination. to award somebody to be head of the cia after being involved i

the left in full meltdown mode after john bolton replaces hr mcmaster as national security advisor. >> he is known as a hardliner and it points to danger signals. the 20 john bolton is the hammer and everything is a nail. outrageous claims about the president's latest pick. heather: the media hammering donald trump's decision to replace hr mcmaster. >> john bolton is known as a hardliner, clearly different than others in the administration now on the ran agreement for example. it points to danger signals. >> millions of voters voted against stupid wars, bring in the biggest hock there has ever been putting him as head of national security is awful. heather: >> he is the hammer and everything is the nail. heather: democrat crying foul. why is the left melting down? here to debate it is for a deputy assistant secretary of state under pres. obama joel rubin and former nrc spokesperson kevin sheridan. appreciate it. he is the hammer and everything else is the nail. i will start with you. why is the left exploding over this? >> it is such a baffling pick. why would donald trump run in 2016

jillian: this follows the firing of rex tillotson as secretary of state and the replacement of hr mcmasters the national security advisor. rob: brand-new pictures of what is done to secure the southern border. these photos showing progress on a replacement border wall in calexico, california. it has been planned since 2009 during the obama administration, not part of the president's promised border wall. the white house senior advisor double down on the approved $1.6 billion budget. >> a down payment ensuring we have border wall fencing and new construction is critical, you're talking 10% increase in ice funding to ensure our national security is taken care of and that the wall is being built, that is a promise the president is giving. rob: 380 sheriffs sent a letter demanding funding for the wall and a end to sanctuary policies. breaking overnight north and south korean leaders setting a date for a historic summit, the two sides will meet on april 27th, the first time since 2007 as brand-new photos show what it is like a board kim jong un's armored train he took into beijing to meet with

rob: hr mcmaster, david shelton at the va and john kelly to be on the chopping block.ff jenkins has the latest on the staff shuffle. >> reporter: that the palace intrigue begin. a major shakeup underway could come as early as today. these are the possible changes we will see. national security advisor hr mcmaster to be replaced by john bolton, john kelly, budget director mick mulvaney set to replace him and va secretary david sulkin out and read. name being floated. those reports were called fake news as the president taps larry kudlow to serve as chief economic advisor replacing gary cohen who resigned last week. he doesn't always agree with the president but looks forward to working with him. >> he is completely in command and as he always does not only does he explain what he is thinking but asks questions. if i try to give him the kudlow thing he will come back, he is a smart man. to rob: the nominees are facing opposition from sen. rand paul. >> i will oppose both pompeo's nomination at haskell's nomination. to reward somebody, make them head of the cia after bein

next story focuses on the report originating in the washington post or the new york times, that hr mcmastersered. in what is the week of the musical chairs. week of the long knives. he is one of the grown—ups in the room, they said. trump likes generals and he is a decorated three star from the first gulf war. highly respected. meant to be a restraining influence on him but apparently donald trump does not like his briefings, they are too detailed and don't rub it him the right way. there is a pause, if the story suggests, in confirming his departure and making an announcement in order not to humiliate him, possibly to bump him up to a four star general before he moves on. she is being humiliated already because this has been in the airfor the past four weeks or so. general kelly, the chief of staff is known to not have liked him and donald trump has made it clear now that he has got to go. he is looking for a replacement and it might bejohn bolton, a previous ambassador to the un, alot bolton, a previous ambassador to the un, a lot —— secretary of state. a lot of people think he is a real h

there is thursday, our own nicole wallace reported that the white house is planning to replace hr mcmaster as early as the end of this month and mueller looking at charges of russians for the hacking and leaking of those democratic e-mails during the campai campaign. and the president abruptly announced steel and aluminum tariffs that could start a trade war. today we found out official that is trump was angry and unglued over some of the events we just detailed and nbc news reporting tonight that mueller's team is investigating in jared kushner's foreign business ties influenced any trump's administration policy. we did not get to the fact that the federal government was closed today due to high winds and manafort did not make his court appearance. that's our week in a flash. please note, we did not include the seizure of guns without due process and ben carson's fabulous dining room adventure and the hiring of the president's campaign manager for the 2020 presidential election. everything in due time. another break and coming up like a lot of things in life, it sure looks different from

he'll replace the sacked general hr mcmaster in april.bel fighters and their families out of a town in the former rebel stronghold of eastern ghouta, as part of an evacuation deal. now it is time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in media across the world. we'll start with the financial times, as it leads with the trade tariffs against chinese imports to the us announced by president trump. the times reports that eu leaders are preparing to expel russian diplomats in solidarity with britain's stance on the poisoning in salisbury. the guardian continues with its coverage of the cambridge analytica scandal, claiming that facebook shared information on 57 billion friendships from the social networking site. the japan times reveals that total cryptocu rrency losses in the nation due to hacking amounted to 662.4 million yen in 2017. and it's good news for the younger generation, as the times reveals that scientists have found that growing older is no guarantee of growing wiser. and finally, it's time to check your letter box

that tweet follows new reporting in both "the washington post" and the "new york times" that hr mcmasteray soon be replaced. nbc news broke the story two weeks ago that master was expected to be ousted by the end of march. five people say president trump is comfortable with ousting mcmaster but willing to take time executing this because he wants to enensure the general is not humiliated and there is a strong successor lined up. the president himself signaleded yesterday that more changes at the administration and cab met could be on the way. >> i've gotten to know a lot of people over the last year. i've been in washington for a little bit more than a year where some people have been here for 30 or 40 years. i've gotten to know great people. so there will always be change and i think you want to see change. and i want to also see different ideas. >> meanwhile, "the washington post" is reporting on the mood inside the white house in recent days saying this, quote, verged unmania as trump keeps his own counsel and senior aides to determine the gradations between rumor and truth. at times,

general hr mcmaster is being replaced byjohn bolton — who's known for blunt speaking and who's advocated. chris buckler sent this report. at what sometimes appears to be a constantly changing white house, president trump's latest appointment could mark the dawning of a new era in american foreign policy. with a customary tweet, donald trump announced that effective next month, ambassadorjohn bolton would be his new national security adviser, replacing hr mcmaster, with whom the president had clashed for months. bolton is a hawkish hardliner, who served in the bush presidency. he has called for the iran nuclear deal to be scrapped, supported military action against north korea, and he brings a clearly interventionist voice into the trump inner circle. breaking just moments ago... he has long been a right—wing commentator for fox news and he chose the network to give his first thoughts about his new job. i've never been shy about what my views are, but frankly, what i've said in private now is behind me, at least effective april 9th, and the important thing is what the president says and w

i think hr mcmaster, to his credit has taken on the tried and true professional method of yolo, he feelsttack. this is a way his team is able to fight back and say they are not doing what they should be doing, that being the president, to protect the best interest of the united states. that's first. second, alice hit the nail on the head. we as the american public deserve to have a president who is standing up for the best interest of our country. to congratulate a thug a dictator of a country that's practically a gas station right now with a nuclear bomb, after they've done things like meddle in our election, model in other country's elections and you have a nerve agent or nerve gas attack on an ally's soil, to not even bring these things up, i believe is malpractice and malfeasance. the american public deserves to know this. they can find the leak if they want to, but i'm more concerned about the president's acquiescence to vladimir putin's wishes. >> i will say this, a lot has happened since 2012. a lot has happened between crimea and russian election meddling and the nerve agent atta

whatever you thought of michael flynn and hr mcmaster. now that he's out, you should know the new guy is going to start that job with potential entanglement in two different fbi inquiries. one into the nra. and whether the nra was a conduit for russian money into the trump campaign. and one into cambridge analytica. and what its role was during the trump campaign including its relationship to the russian attack. being national security adviser is a hard job. being national security advise ir while being personally linked to two ongoing fbi counter intelligence investigations, that's not just going to be hard. that's going to be awkward. but there's a lot more to get to tonight. about john bolten. and a rip roaring story involving an attempt at a $10,000 secret political pay off. secretly recorded phone calls that we have and will play and a sad sick horse in alabama. i kid you not. it's friday. friday's are always weird now. stay with us. lots to come. ♪ ♪ next chapter ♪ if you have moderate to severe or psoriatic arthritis, little things

including jeff sessions and jared kushner and hr mcmaster to name a few of the roughly dozen people discussed as possible staff shakeups and president trump out right today that there may be personnel changes coming and denies a presidency in turmoil. saying, there is new fake news that there is a chaos in the white house. >> and one is not holding fire. >> donald trump caused it because he is an idiot. he voiced frustration over the special counsel investigation and lob the bombshell investigation about what then trump new about the meeting. >> i don't know why he went around trying to hide it. he shouldn't have. >> he did not back up the claims which the white house has denied but now the top democrat on the house committee wants to question him. >> certainly he has light to shed on what the president new before the trump tower meeting we would be interested in finding out. >> after saying he would defy the subpoena now he says he will cooperate with special counsel, robert mueller's investigation. channel 6 "action news." >>> well, the missing wreckage of an aircraft carrier was found afte

hr. mcmaster who said that there are some expectations that jgeneral mcmaster will go to the hoover institution, which is a leading think tank here in washington and out in california, which also has ties to condoleezza rice. the deal is not finished, but that is a possibility in terms of a landing spot for mcmaster once he leaves. >> if and when this happens, this will be the 11th top official to leave the white house. >> that's right. and earlier today, white house press secretary sara sanders was not closing the door on the possibility that jeff sessions may be leaving. when she was asked whether the president wanted to get rid of his attorney general, she said not that i know of. i talked to senior administration official earlier this evening about all of this. this official said that sessions just doesn't pay attention to this kind of political drama. that his job doesn't entail following political drama. that he's doing the things he likes to do and that he was over at the white house today on an opioid matter. but putting aside all the palace intrigue, we're in the second day in a row of

only staffers he summons to them, including the national security adviser himself, hr mcmaster and we're told that sources inside the white house believe that the president sees this as an attempt to embarrass him or embarrass mcmaster and things are not too pleasant inside the west wing at this moment. we should know the president's schedule is completely clear. they canceled events because of the snow here in washington. a lot of time for him to stew over this, in the west wing and figure out who exactly leaked this information. >> all right, kaitlan collins, beautiful scene at the white house there. joining me one of the reporters who broke the story, "washington post" white house reporter and cnn political reporter josh doscy and cnn politics recorder chris cillizza. the reporting is that the president is ticked off by your story and infuriated by the leak but it seems he may have missed the significance of ignoring guidance on what should be obvious, that you don't congratulate someone for his win in an election with questionable results, especially as putin's role in meddling in th

the current advisor hr mcmaster is replaced by john bolton who takes a hard-line stance in iran, russia, china, and north korea but bolton said he is only there to advise and the president has the final word. >> the president is the guy who got elected. he is the one with the constitutional legitimacy and gets to make the decision and his advisors carry them out. >> there were rumors that mcmaster was on his way out. he said he felt like he was being lectured. barbara lee opposed his appointment saying this is dangerous news and that bolton was easily one of the most extreme pro-war members of the bush administration. imagine the havoc he could wreak with president trump's ear. >>> john dowd, the president's lead attorney has resigned reportedly because the president kept ignoring his advice not to attack special counsel robert mueller or even say his name. he urged the president to be more cooperative. at the moment, we are not sure who will now be the lead attorney on the president's legal team. >>> we are keeping an eye on the markets after a sell off on wall street triggered by trum

. >> we're also watching for news about national security adviser hr mcmaster. nbc news first reporting weeks ago, the white house was preparing to replace him by the end of the month. now, the "washington post" and the "new york times" says trump decided to remove mcmaster, with the decision possibly coming today. mcmaster, of course, replaced michael flynn last february, who resigned after 24 days on the job. since then, mcmaster and trump clashed on policy, with nbc news reporting they've had a strained relationship were monfor months. here's what is important to note, hr mcmaster was one of the people -- after president trump was elected, the market specifically -- you talk to investors and they said, listen, we know trump can be unhinged -- >> but mcmaster is not. >> you have mattis, mcmaster, tillerson, gary cohn. suddenly, you don't. whether mcmaster is leaving today or the end of the month, from my reporting, he's not leaving today. in fact, last night, he was packing but not to leave washington. he was going on a regularly scheduled trip. >> right. >> yo

>> hr mcmaster served the president well and he helped stop a national security flag under the obama helped reset the world, president trump has been a terrific commander commander-in-chief. john bolton seized north korea for the threat they are two weeks ago he wrote an op ed piece that the military option should be on the table and in diplomacy fails so that when president trump meets kim jong-un his national security advisor will be with him and the north koreans know without a doubt that john bolton seized their nuclear program as a threat to the united states and will strongly advice the president to use military force if he has to, which means it's less likely we will. when it comes to the iran deal, john bolton's been the biggest critic of the iran deal, it's a terrible deal, so i am very pleased with john bolton as the national security advisor to president trump. it's going to make the world safer. maria: so the date is may 12. do you think the president does not renew that iran deal at this point? >> unless you change the sunset clause, which says the following in 15 years

. >> we are expecting national security adviser hr mcmaster to brief security counsel tomorrow.ck up on the mount that mike pompeo is talking about there. what is the presentation tomorrow and pfrom the presiden regarding this meeting? >> i think most important thing isn't what is said at meeting. the north koreans will be intransigent. what is important is we are having the meeting. south korean president wanted this. he is our ally. most important thing is to maintain strong relations with seoul. overriding reality is that the united states and south korea is much stronger than countries on the other side, china and north korea. so as long as we maintain those relations with the south koreans, we're okay. and going to the meeting, that's good enough. so i think it is it -- >> for who, though? good enough to prevent war? push war further down the road, you think? >> good enough to prevent war. kim jong-un wanted to drive a wedge between seoul and washington. this has been kim family policy for seven decade. intimidate south koreans into submission. trump with impulsive decision

had hr mcmaster is out. bolten is in. he told fox news his past comments are behind him.s. >> there is no united nations. secretary in new york has 38 stories. if you lost ten stories today, it wornt make a bit of difference. >> our biggest national security crisis is barack obama. we have to know the facts here. it's in the clear to me viewing it this from the outside that this hacking into the dnc and the computers was not a false flag operation. >> the only option left is to end the regime in north korea. but effectively having south take it over. >> again he says the comments are behind him. what matters is the president says and the advice. how big a change is this for the white house? >> it is a big change. john bolten is somebody who i am told had very good meetings with the president. they after those meetings kind of clicked personally. which as we know from the way the president has been operating lately has become more and more important. >> all the reporting he didn't do that with hr mcmaster? >> he didn't at all. he didn't like his style. particularly the bri

president trump announced he is firing national security adviser hr mcmaster and replacing him with former u.s. ambassador to the un john bolton. he tweeted mcmaster had done a outstanding job and would always remain his friend. the president and mcmaster clashed frequently behind the scenes. bolton has expressed hawkish viewpoints including north korea and iran. he is a fox news commentator. he will take over as national security advisor on april 9.>>> help for republicans in the california covers raise. sandy ogle -- john cox has moved into second place behind lieutenant governor gavin newsom. christina spoke with him today and has more on the poll numbers.>> reporter: if you haven't heard of john cox he is a san diego county businessman born and raised in chicago. now running for governor.>>> cannot run an economy the way it has been running. i'm going to change that.>> reporter: he is been in real estate for 30 years. the latest poll shows gavin newsom is the clear frontrunner. cox's a republican is second. a slight edge over antonio -->> people are looking for a better alternative.>>

general hr mcmaster will be replaced byjohn bolton. of pounds on chinese imports. the white house said the duties were necessary and a retaliation for years of unfair competition from beijing. our china correspondent stephen mcdonelljoins us live from hong kong. well, the ripples that went through the financial world when this was announced late yesterday were significant, and the diplomacy that's going to follow from this, or not, should we say, is going to be even more interesting i think. absolutely. we're already getting some very tough talk out of the government here, for example, the spokesperson for the chinese commerce ministry has said china will not sit idly by, that it will do what it has to to defend its own interests, and that while china doesn't want a trade war, nor is it afraid of engaging in one. now, this came after a series of rocks that we re came after a series of rocks that were announced by the chinese government saying, well, we're thinking of putting our own tariffs on american fruit and nuts, pork, steel tubin

he'll replace general hr mcmaster in the latest change in the administration's personnel. the prospect of a trade war between the us and china is looming. president trump has initiated punitive measures to counter the theft of intellectual property, while beijing has said it will defend its interests. and this video is trending on bbc.com. tests have confirmed this small 15—centimetre long skeleton found in chile in the atacama desert in 2003 is not, as some believed, an alien. dna tests now confirm it belonged to a newborn indigenous girl with genetic mutations. that's all from me now. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, from little rock, arkansas. i'm stephen sackur. nowadays, this city is associated with bill clinton. this is where he launched his political career, serving as state governor. but little rock has another important place in america's recent history. it was here at little rock central high school that one of the key battles of the civil rights era was fought. in september 1957, nine black students enrolled at this all—white high sch

the word on the hill is that hr mcmaster might not be long for that job, and we don't know yet who willident. so what do you think that means? is it going to isolate secretary matus, the defence secretary, who has at times been a break on some of the more hardline approaches by the president? he was one of the adults in the room, the rumours thatjohn one of the adults in the room, the rumours that john bolton, one of the adults in the room, the rumours thatjohn bolton, the former hardline un ambassador, is likely to replace hr mcmaster. the striking thing about this shake—up is that the president now seems very self confident about making those decisions himself. he brought in a lot of establishment figures to give him advice, and they warned him against things like declaring julep —— jerusalem the capital of the israeli state and moving the us embassy there, and when there was not a reaction in the arab world, he felt he was right. so he is feeling very much that he wants people who think like him, not wanting to challenge him or offer alternative ideas. thank you very much for joining

secretary of veteran affairs andrew shulkin, hr mcmaster and housing and urban development ben carson the way out. >>> plus, new documents show a top attorney was involved in efforts to keep adult film star stormy daniels to keep her from talking about her affair with president trump. michael cohen, a trump attorney, says he paid her $130,000 not to talk without the knowledge of mr. trump. jill martin, a trump organization lawyer, is listed in court documents as lawyer for the shell company cohen set up. >>> and tens of thousands of students walked out of their classrooms. they stayed outside for 17 minutes, one minute for each of victims killed at a florida high school last month. >>> and at a high school in seaside, california, a lesson in gun safety this week did not go as planned. it ended with three students wounded. as mireya villarreal reports, this is not an isolated incident. >> reporter: as a california teacher attempted to instruct opportunities about gun safety in his criminal justice class, the gun accidentally went off. dennis alexander, a reserve officer and teacher is

now us news reports have been suggesting that national security adviser, hr mcmaster, was about to behas told reporters that employees have been reassured that there are currently no staff changes planned. the chief of staff actually spoke to a number of staff this morning, reassuring them that there were personnel changes, no immediate personnel changes, no immediate personnel changes, no immediate personnel changes at this time. but people shouldn't be concerned, we should do exactly what we do every day, and that is coming to work and do the very bestjob that we can, and that's exactly what we're doing, it's exactly what we're focused on, and many of us have relayed that two other staffers that were part of that meeting. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: getting more girls into animation. we hearfrom one award—winning director who wants to even out the gender gap. today we have closed the book on apartheid and that chapter. more than 3,000 subway passengers were affected. nausea, fainting, headaches and the dimming of vision, all of this caused by an apparently organis

now, talk of another possible departure, security adviser hr mcmaster is expected to leave his job asr what many view as mcmaster's abrasive style during oval office meetings. they had recently a meeting where president trump tried to down play the story calling it fake news, saying mcmaster is doing a good job. cecilia vega, abc news, the white house. >> thank you. >>> a massachusetts man accused of sending white powder and a threatening letter to don jr. is now under arrest. don jr.'s wife, vanessa was taken to the hospital after opening it. the substance turned out to be harmless. they say he sent similar packages to four others. if convicted, he could face up to 10 years in prison. >>> and the pentagon says discussions about a military parade are moving forward. the president got the idea for a parade attending france's bastille day last year. for now, the target is veterans day, november 11th. the pentagon says it might be possible to hold a parade in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the end of world war i. >>> graham's body is back at his library in charlotte, north car

hr mcmaster is now out. he's going to be replaced by john bolton.as been described as the hawk among hawks. what does this change mean for american foreign policy? >> i think everyone should take a siative. really think that it's going to require us to calm down and thenome very vigilant. because john bolton, along with dick cheney and donald rumsfeld are responsible for taking our country into the longest w in history. that's the iraq war at over 15 years. what do we have to show for i isis, syri middle eastern christians being discriminated against and killed.o so i and pray we are in a position where wcan forestall what could be a very aggressive stance taken by the president. >> what is that aggressive stance mean for our relations with north korea? are you concerned that we maylo comer to war with north korea, because mr boltons said in the past he supports the idea of preemptive strikes r against north . he's not big on negotiations. in fact, he's kind of, you know, ridiculed south korea for being too soft. >> he has a fatal flaw. all negotiat

and the news that broke last night — former ambassador to the un john bolton is to replace hr mcmasterreporter at politico, and mark goldberg, who is the editor of un dispatch. i started by asking mark what we know so far about the new national security advisor. john bolton is someone who doesn't do diplomacy per se. he has a zero—sum view of the world in which every other country's game is necessarily america's loss. this leads him to take maximalist positions, refusing to give an inch. so what we can expect with john bolton as national—security adviser isafar bolton as national—security adviser is a far more hawkish stance and one thatis is a far more hawkish stance and one that is less willing to engage with allies in areas of common interest. we will talk aboutjohn bolton and what she might mean for the future, ina what she might mean for the future, in a moment. daniel, it has been a busy time for personnel turnover, what is going on? iv president trump is getting more, building out his white house in terms of what he wants to see. previously, he had been restrained by some of the

he'll replace the sacked general hr mcmaster next month. bolton, wh‘s a former us ambassador to the un, takes a hard line on iran, north korea and russia. there are growing fears of a trade war between the us and china after president trump announced plans to impose sweeping tariffs worth up to $60 billion on chinese goods. beijing says it's considering tariffs worth up to $3 billion on a range of products imported from the us. eu leaders meeting in brussels have agreed with the british government that it was highly likely that russia was responsible for the nerve agent attack on a former spy. russia continues to deny any involvement in the attack on the former double agent, sergei skripal, and his daughter, yulia. now on bbc news, thursday in parliament. hello and welcome to the programme. it was a year to the day that five people died and dozens more were injured when an islamist extremist drove his car into pedestrians on westminster bridge and killed a police officer in the grounds of parliament. order, order. we shall now observe a 1—m

you have potentially pompeo as secretary of state, you've got hr mcmaster, as of today currently in thenational security advisor position, although that could turn hard right anytime between now and may, potentially could see a bolton or what night in that job. and so, you have a team that is oriented toward the idea that kim jong-un cannot be deterred from use of nuclear weapons, especially as it relates to nuclear conversion of south korea. that constellation of actors involved in diplomacy worried me a little bit because the assumption is essentially if you don't address this entirely, there is no other option but war, and so i think depending on who is involved in the negotiations and how it's being staffed and how the president wants to proceed with it, i do worry that this might not be a fullface effort and that's my biggest concern behind-the-scenes. >> i like that, but i think the one thing that we have seen of kelly in every aspect of the trump administration is when the president wants something that those cabinet members or staff that are not on the program tend to get moved