Donald Trump defends controversial former national security adviser
Washington — US President Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Wednesday — and dropped his predecessors’ longtime attachment to a two-state solution in any Middle East peace settlement. In the meantime, his still-young administration continued down a tumultuous path as Trump’s under-fire nominee for labour secretary withdrew from consideration. Trump also spent time defending his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn — who resigned on Monday amid furore over his reported contacts with Russian intelligence — as a victim of "illegal leaks" to "fake media". And at Nato headquarters, defence secretary James Mattis conveyed Trump’s message that the US’s allies needed to carry more weight. Here are five takeaways from the day, from Washington and Brussels: Trump, departing from the steadfast preference of his three predecessors, said he had no special attachment to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and would b...
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