Article snippet: Posted at 5:00 pm on May 8, 2017 by Susan Wright A report from Bloomberg is saying there is conflict between President Trump and his national security adviser, H.R. McMaster. According to the report, things got so tense that Trump screamed at McMaster, in protest of McMaster’s contradicting Trump’s suggesting that allies, South Korea, would need to pay for a missile defense system. McMaster scores points with both parties for his intellectual heft, but that may be the problem: He’s seen as too “establishment.” From Bloomberg: If McMaster has a vision for a further reach into international territory, then he’s definitely going to clash with Bannon, who has gained loyalty from a large section of Trump’s base by being a strict nationalist. Trump has blown off any rumors of conflict, by saying he’s happy with McMaster and felt he was doing a fantastic job. This would certainly seem to be a sign of some general dissatisfaction. McMaster replaced Michael Flynn, who was forced to step down as national security adviser after misleading Vice President Pence about conversations Flynn had with the Russian ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak. Trump and Flynn were birds-of-a-feather on the campaign trail, with Flynn being an outspoken surrogate for candidate Trump. Maybe Trump is just missing having such a devoted ally in the role. I can see how that would rub McMaster the wrong way. Trump’s approach is somewhat “indelicate.” There were also personnel issues. McMaster w... Link to the full article to read more