Trump names Robert O’Brien as national security adviser

​President Trump announced in a tweet on Wednesday that he will name Robert O’Brien to succeed John Bolton as his national security adviser.

“I am pleased to announce that I will name Robert C. O’Brien, currently serving as the very successful Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs at the State Department, as our new National Security Advisor​,” the president said. “I have worked long & hard with Robert. He will do a great job!​”​

​The announcement comes a day after Trump released the five finalists on his list and called O’Brien “fantastic.”

The others were Keith Kellogg, national security adviser to Vice President Mike Pence; Ric Waddell, an assistant to the president and a deputy national security adviser​; Fred Fleitz, ​CEO of the Center for Security Policy and a former chief of staff for the National Security Council​; and Lisa E. Gordon-Hagerty, ​undersecretary for nuclear security at the Energy Department​.​

Trump fired Bolton, his third national security adviser, in a tweet last Tuesday and said he would announce his replacement this week.

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