President Donald Trump has chosen a decorated and outspoken Army lieutenant general to be his next national security adviser.
He announced his selection of Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster for the job Monday, after retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn was forced to resign only weeks into the job.
“He is a man of tremendous talent and tremendous experience,” Trump said of McMaster while announcing the appointment Monday in Palm Beach, Florida.
A graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point, McMaster commanded troops during the first Gulf War, receiving the Silver Star for his role commanding a tank during the Battle of
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