Posted on 02/16/2017 3:26:51 PM PST by amorphous
It has been a day of turmoil for President Trump, who after finding himself on the defensive following Monday's resignation by Mike Flynn (which may or may not lead to legal charges) and allegedly getting snubbed by Vladimir Putin, now has another potential crisis on his hands: according to both the FT and CBS, Trump's pick for National Security Advisor, Robert Harward - a senior executive at Lockheed Martin - has turned down the President's offer, citing "obvious dysfunctionality" in the administration.
According to the FT, it is not yet a complete rejection as "Trump is trying to convince his preferred candidate to succeed Michael Flynn as national security adviser to change his mind after the retired admiral tapped for the role told the US president that he could not accept the White House position."
(Excerpt) Read more at zerohedge.com ...
Petraus was in the list I saw.
Yes, and like I said "You don't have to convince me".
I guess you are trying to convince yourself.
I read both. And the WH wanted to keep Kate McFarland and he wanted to completely clean house. I saw several reports that he made the dysfunctional comment but I did a search and couldn’t find a quote or source.
This whole story is beyond bizarre.
1. The Trump administration makes the job offer public to someone without first getting private assurance that he will take the job?
2. Trump doesn’t personally interview him for such a sensitive job?
3. The guy that is offered the job publicly disses Trump as bad as any democrat hack?
You’ve got to be kidding me!
He would be my first choice. :)
The FBI should have said; Gen. Flynn did NOTHING WRONG so why in the HELL would we charge him?
Perhaps DJT could hire his people for a while, and if things go well ask Harward again in a few months and have an acting in the interim.
I sure would like our servicemembers trusting the guy handing them their data.
This is GREAT NEWS!
I am heartened that even Generals are self-outing!
Keep stepping right up, traitors. One by one the job will get done: MAGA!
And you can spot them a mile away in heavy fog.
Maybe it’s the “art of the deal”, or make him an offer “he can’t refuse”. Take your pick... lol
I thought I heard Trump praising Reince Priebus again today.
(Or is it Rience Preibus?)
Point is, increasingly what the media is saying vs. what everyone else is SEEING is a giant chasm.
Fox business just reported that he declined due to family concerns. (paraphase)
Why did you insert Laura Ingraham’s “but monkey” in there then?
You know what they say, it doesn’t hurt to ask.
What’s the worse anyone can do, say no?
Anyone who doesn’t know that God directly punished groups in the Old Testament who did not do what He said can’t read.
No one wants a National Security Council dominated by one man picking all the staff to agree with him
Blank him
Believe it when I see it.
Not a loss. Being in the foxhole is not for the faint of heart.
Thanks. ZH sources got it right then.
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