take this job. but i am unbelievably impressed and all of the rumors over the staff were 100 percent false. he made it clear he would love to serve in the fut and you are impressed with the team and wanted to do this. but there were constraints financial and family wise and come after serve issing 40 years in the military, he would have had to make. i talked to him and the team has talked to him. and ultimately the president was very, very impressed with general mcmasters. he was always one of the individuals that stood above the folks. john bolton and others he was impressed. and tom cotton and other senators praised general mcmaster s command of the issues