McMaster, left, at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, where he announced that McMaster will be the new national security adviser. McMaster, left, at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, where he announced that McMaster will be the new national security adviser. (AP Photo)U.S. President Donald Trump has tapped Army Lt. Gen. H R McMaster, a prominent military strategist known as a creative thinker, as his new national security adviser, replacing the ousted Michael Flynn. His decision to put his top political adviser on the senior committee of the National Security Council drew sharp criticism. “I give President Trump great credit for this decision, as well as his national security Cabinet choices.”The position of national security adviser does not require Senate confirmation.

Source: Indian Express February 21, 2017 01:30 UTC