Billionaire Sheldon Adelson "has provided zero support" behind a campaign pushing for National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster to be removed from the White House, Axios reported Monday.
The Zionist Organization of America, which is funded by Adelson, one of the biggest financial donors in Republican politics, is the group pushing the campaign.
"Sheldon Adelson has nothing to do with the ZOA campaign against McMaster – had no knowledge of it and has provided zero support and is perfectly comfortable with the role that McMaster is playing," said Andy Abboud, who represents Adelson.
In an update, Axios wrote:
"Abboud followed up with another phone call to clarify that Adelson doesn't know McMaster and hasn't developed an opinion about him. Adelson doesn't want his intervention to be interpreted as a political endorsement; but rather that he has had nothing to do with, and doesn't support, the campaign against McMaster."
ZOA president Mort Klein released a statement last Wednesday accusing McMaster of being hostile toward Israel and called on President Donald Trump to "reassign him to another position where he can do no further harm on these critical national security issues."
"Gen. McMaster has appointed officials who are holdovers from the Obama administration, who favor the Iran nuclear deal and are hostile to Israel – officials who are diametrically opposed to President Trump's policies," he added.
Adelson's rep told Axios he does not know McMaster and "hasn't developed an opinion about him," but he has nothing to do with the ZOA campaign.
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