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| Trump appoints HR McMaster as national security adviser | Trump appoints HR McMaster as national security adviser |
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| Donald Trump has announced Lt Gen H R McMaster as his pick for National Security adviser, calling him “a man of tremendous talent and tremendous experience”. | Donald Trump has announced Lt Gen H R McMaster as his pick for National Security adviser, calling him “a man of tremendous talent and tremendous experience”. |
| The president made the announcement in the living room at Mar-a-Lago on Monday, where he has been spending the holiday weekend interviewing prospective candidates for the position. | The president made the announcement in the living room at Mar-a-Lago on Monday, where he has been spending the holiday weekend interviewing prospective candidates for the position. |
| “I watched and read a lot over the last two days. He is highly respected by everyone in the military and we’re very honored to have him,” Trump said during the announcement, which lasted approximately three minutes. | |
| Trump had been looking to replace Michael Flynn, who was forced to resign last week, after revelations that he had misled the vice-president about his calls to Russia’s ambassador. | Trump had been looking to replace Michael Flynn, who was forced to resign last week, after revelations that he had misled the vice-president about his calls to Russia’s ambassador. |
| Shortly before announcing his pick, Trump tweeted: | Shortly before announcing his pick, Trump tweeted: |
| Meeting with Generals at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. Very interesting! | Meeting with Generals at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. Very interesting! |
| The president had been meeting with candidates over the weekend at his home in West Palm Beach, Florida. These included the retired general Keith Kellogg, the former UN ambassador John Bolton, McMaster and the West Point superintendent, Lt Gen Robert Caslen. Late last week, Robert Harward, a retired vice-admiral and a former aide to the defense secretary, James Mattis, declined Trump’s offer to replace Flynn. | The president had been meeting with candidates over the weekend at his home in West Palm Beach, Florida. These included the retired general Keith Kellogg, the former UN ambassador John Bolton, McMaster and the West Point superintendent, Lt Gen Robert Caslen. Late last week, Robert Harward, a retired vice-admiral and a former aide to the defense secretary, James Mattis, declined Trump’s offer to replace Flynn. |
| Kellogg will serve as the NSA chief of staff. Previewing a possible future appointment, Trump also said on Monday that his administration will be asking Bolton “to work with us in a somewhat different capacity … He had a good number of ideas that I must tell you, I agree very much with.” | |
| More details soon ... | More details soon ... |