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Lt. Gen. HR McMaster to remain active duty as national security adviser
Source: ABC News
Lt. Gen. HR McMaster to remain active duty as national security adviser
By KATHERINE FAULDERS MEGHAN KENEALLY - Feb 20, 2017, 3:02 PM ET
President Donald Trump announced today that Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster is his new national security adviser -- and White House press secretary Sean Spicer said he would remain on active duty while filling the post.
This comes after Trump's first appointee to the post, Michael Flynn, resigned after misleading Vice President Mike Pence about his contacts with the Russian ambassador to the U.S.
Trump said Pence played a role in McMaster's selection and a Pence adviser said the vice president participated in the search.
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McMaster isn't the first NSA to remain on active military duty during his term. Brent Scowcroft did under Gerald Ford as did Colin Powell under Ronald Reagan.
By KATHERINE FAULDERS MEGHAN KENEALLY - Feb 20, 2017, 3:02 PM ET
President Donald Trump announced today that Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster is his new national security adviser -- and White House press secretary Sean Spicer said he would remain on active duty while filling the post.
This comes after Trump's first appointee to the post, Michael Flynn, resigned after misleading Vice President Mike Pence about his contacts with the Russian ambassador to the U.S.
Trump said Pence played a role in McMaster's selection and a Pence adviser said the vice president participated in the search.
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McMaster isn't the first NSA to remain on active military duty during his term. Brent Scowcroft did under Gerald Ford as did Colin Powell under Ronald Reagan.
Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-names-lt-gen-hr-mcmaster-national-security/story?id=45617774