ADVERTISEMENTREMOVE AD

Trump Says Pompeo Won’t be the Next National Security Advisor

Trump says it’s a “great job” because “it’s a lot of fun to work with Donald Trump.”

Published
World
1 min read
story-hero-img
i
Aa
Aa
Small
Aa
Medium
Aa
Large
Hindi Female

President Donald Trump says he's not going to be asking Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to take on the duties of former national security adviser John Bolton, who was ousted on Tuesday, 10 September.

Trump says 15 people want the now-vacant national security adviser position. Trump says it’s a “great job” because “it’s a lot of fun to work with Donald Trump.”
ADVERTISEMENTREMOVE AD

Trump had said earlier that he was focusing on five candidates. He's to make his pick next week. There was talk that Pompeo might become both the top US diplomat and the president's national security adviser — an arrangement that Henry Kissinger had with former President Richard Nixon.

But Trump said on Thursday, 12 September that both he and Pompeo like having a third person involved in national security discussions.

(At The Quint, we are answerable only to our audience. Play an active role in shaping our journalism by becoming a member. Because the truth is worth it.)

0

Read Latest News and Breaking News at The Quint, browse for more from news and world

Speaking truth to power requires allies like you.
Become a Member
3 months
12 months
12 months
Check Member Benefits
Read More
×
×