Former US President Barack Obama had made it clear he did not support Michael Flynn, during a November meeting with then President-elect Donald Trump, the White House said on 8 May.
Obama and Trump met at the Oval Office on 10 November, two days after the Republican's election victory.
"It's true that President Obama made it known that he wasn't exactly a fan of General Flynn's," during their one-hour meeting, White House spokesman Sean Spicer said at a news briefing.
Spicer was asked about new reports that Obama warned Trump against hiring Flynn – who was pushed out as director of the Defense Intelligence Agency during the Democratic president's term – as national security adviser. Trump later dismissed Flynn, after less than a month, over his contacts with Russian officials.
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