[By Guancha Observer Network, Zhang Jingjuan] On September 9, CBS reported, citing four sources, that more than a month ago, U.S. President Trump made a mistake. He originally intended to call South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, but accidentally called Herbert Raymond McMaster (H.R. McMaster), who served as the National Security Advisor during his first term.

According to reports, on March 3, H.R. McMaster's personal mobile phone suddenly received an incoming call from the White House. The voice on the other end instructed him to prepare for a call with Trump.

Two sources said that after Trump picked up the call, he shouted, "Henry..."

H.R. McMaster immediately realized that this was indeed a call from the White House, but he also understood that this call was not meant for him.

"Mr. President, I am H.R. McMaster," he responded.

Upon hearing this, Trump began using profanity and asked contemptuously, "(F***) why should I talk to H.R. McMaster?"

The sources revealed that Trump also severely criticized this former aide. However, the call soon ended.

Herbert Raymond McMaster (left) and Trump, Reuters

CBS said that it is unclear who dialed the wrong number, but a source familiar with the matter said that the call was placed by an assistant working with Trump.

It was reported that the White House declined to comment on Trump's private calls, and H.R. McMaster also refused to comment.

H.R. McMaster once served as the National Security Advisor during Trump's first term, but was dismissed after 13 months in office.

In his memoir, H.R. McMaster wrote that Trump was overly confident. In the early stages of his administration, he tried to improve relations with Russia by building a personal relationship with Russian President Putin, only to be manipulated by Putin due to his vanity.

A day before this incident (March 2), Trump insulted H.R. McMaster, calling him a "weak, incompetent, and completely useless failure." Previously, H.R. McMaster expressed doubt about Trump's approach to Putin and whether Putin was willing to end the war in Ukraine during an interview on CBS's 60 Minutes program.

White House Communications Director Steven Cheung criticized the former National Security Advisor in a statement. He said, "H.R. McMaster has completely destroyed his career, and his third-rate book is now sold at a discount in the novel section of discount bookstores. It is full of lies and futilely tries to restore his ruined reputation."

It is worth noting that this incident occurred before the "group chat error that leaked military plans." On March 24, Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, revealed that he had been mistakenly added to a classified group chat by National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and had learned detailed plans for the U.S. airstrike on Houthi forces in Yemen.

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