*WASHINGTON DC: *US President Donald Trump has decided to sack NationalSecurity Advisor HR McMaster, in what would be the latest in a string ofhigh-profile White House departures, *The Washington Post* reportedThursday.

The newspaper said that Trump is discussing potential replacements forMcMaster, but is willing to take his time because he wants to avoidhumiliating him as well as to have a successor ready.

White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders said that there were no changes atthe National Security Council, a response that avoided the issue of whetherany were being planned.

“Just spoke to @POTUS and Gen. H.R. McMaster – contrary to reports theyhave a good working relationship and there are no changes at the NSC,”Sanders wrote on Twitter.