McMaster Out As National Security Adviser, Bolton In

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🗓️ 23 March 2018

⏱️ 18 minutes

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There's been another big shake up on President Trump's team. H.R. McMaster is out as National Security Adviser, and former UN Ambassador John Bolton is in. And, after threatening a veto this morning, President Trump signed the $1.3 trillion dollar spending bill Congress passed yesterday, funding the government through September. This episode: host/congressional correspondent Scott Detrow, White House correspondent Tamara Keith, diplomatic correspondent Michele Kelemen and political editor Domenico Montanaro. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org. Find and support your local public radio station at npr.org/stations.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Sharon Butler from my art studio down under the Manhattan Bridge in Brooklyn, New York.
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0:23.0	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:28.0	There's been another big shakeup on President Trump's team.
0:32.0	HR McMaster is out as National Security Advisor and former UN Ambassador John Bolton is in.
0:39.0	And after threatening a veto this morning, President Trump has signed the $1.3 trillion spending bill which funds the government through the end of September.
0:48.0	I'm Scott Detro, I cover Congress for NPR.
0:50.0	I'm Tamer Keith, I cover the White House.
0:52.0	I'm Michelle Kellerman, I cover the State Department.
0:54.0	And I'm Dominican Montenegro Political Editor.
0:56.0	How's everybody doing?
0:58.0	Oh, good.
0:59.0	We're back.
1:00.0	Yeah.
1:01.0	You know, today's like one of those days where I just think back to the great movie Gladiator where he just slays everyone.
1:09.0	It's as gruesome gory scene and he just stands back and looks at the arena and says,
1:13.0	are you not entertained?
1:15.0	Well, there's been this big cheer among.
1:18.0	And they don't cheer them on.
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