Trump picks outspoken McMaster as national security adviser
Washington — Donald Trump’s pick of HR McMaster for national security adviser puts a key job in the hands of a decorated officer with a record for speaking his mind, reassuring administration critics who have been increasingly vocal about their differences with the US president. Trump on Monday selected the army Lt-Gen to replace Michael Flynn, who resigned last week following revelations he misled the vice-president about contacts with a Russian envoy. Keith Kellogg, who stepped in as acting national security adviser and was considered for the post, will remain as chief of staff for the national and homeland security councils. While Trump has tapped a number of military officers for key administration posts, the new national security adviser has a reputation for speaking truth to authority, a trait that has not always been welcome in a White House where loyalty to the president is prized most of all. Scores of Republican foreign policy officials have been passed over for top jobs a...
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