AP, WASHINGTONA long-simmering dispute between two top White House aides has boiled into a public battle over the direction of US President Donald Trump’s foreign policy, with a cadre of conservative groups pushing for the ouster of US National Security Adviser H.R. The dispute reflects the tensions at the heart of Trump’s foreign policy coalition. McMaster is one of several powerful generals in Trump’s orbit who hail from the Republican foreign policy establishment. Dozens of conservative and “alt-right” social media stars have hammered the national security adviser on Twitter. McMaster was among the Trump aides advocating for that course.

Source: Taipei Times August 08, 2017 15:56 UTC