Meet the motley crew President Trump is eyeing to replace John Bolton
The dozen-plus names being floated to replace John Bolton as national security adviser run the gamut — from ambassadors to military officers to business leaders.
But in the end, Trump, as he has long done, will likely make a decision based on gut instinct and an inscrutable set of criteria that is not necessarily tied to ideological compatibility. Trump himself on Wednesday indicated that he had “five people that I consider very highly qualified, good people I've gotten to know over the last three years.”
Hook has become a visible figure because of his role driving the administration’s harsh policies toward Iran, although for a long time TrumpBrian Hook, a top aide to Mike Pompeo on Iran. | Mark Wilson/Getty Imagesinto allegations that he engaged in political retaliation against career government staffers at the State Department. The inspector general’s report is due out soon and could find fault with Hook’s actions.
Two other administration officials also are in the conversation, including one top national security staffer to acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, Rob BlairA former State Department official who knows several of the people being mentioned as potential Bolton successors noted that many have served in uniform, but stressed that that didn’t mean they would simply agree with Trump on every issue.
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