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Oops! Trump calls wrong McMaster, rants: ‘Why the F would I talk to you?’

  • Donald Trump mistakenly called H.R. McMaster on March 3, according to reports.
  • Trump intended to call South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, a staunch supporter.
  • The call began with Trump saying "Henry," indicating his mistaken identity, CBS News reported.
  • McMaster identified himself; Trump reacted with, "Why the f*** would I talk to H.R.?"
  • A Trump spokesperson criticized McMaster and his memoir after the phone call incident.
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Instead of the governor of South Carolina, Trump apparently had a former consultant and critic on the phone. This is not supposed to have fit the US president.

·Berlin, Germany
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Lean Left

Following the scandal surrounding the invitation of a journalist to a group chat where senior US officials discussed security matters, the new US administration has committed another communication faux pas. A White House official mixed up the first names of two people and linked President Donald Trump to his former adviser, whom the White House chief of staff had once fired.

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»Why the fuck would I talk to H. R. McMaster?«: According to CBS, Donald Trump addressed these words to H. R. McMaster himself. The president therefore thought himself in conversation with a namesake of his former employee.

·Germany
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Donald Trump confuses his ex-consultant H. R. McMaster with the governor of South Carolina on the phone. Trump is said to have freaked out on the phone.

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During Donald Trump's first term, H.R. McMaster is one of the "adults" in the White House. After only 13 months, Trump fires the general, the relationship has been broken since then. McMaster is all the more surprised when the president suddenly calls him a few weeks ago.

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indy100- Independent broke the news in on Thursday, April 10, 2025.
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