President Donald Trump says he’s now considering five people to replace ousted National Security Adviser John Bolton.
Trump tells reporters that his short-list for the critical post is made up of Robert O’Brien, Ric Waddell, Lisa E. Gordon-Hagerty, Fred Fleitz and Keith Kellogg.
O’Brien is currently the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs. Waddell served as Trump’s deputy national security adviser. Fleitz is a Bolton ally who served as executive secretary of the NSC last year. Gordon-Hagerty is the Energy Department’s undersecretary for nuclear security. And Kellogg is the national security adviser to Vice-President Mike Pence.
Trump had said after Bolton, his third security adviser, departed last Monday that he hoped to name a new national security adviser this week.
Kevin Freking, The Associated Press
