Trump Names Robert C. O’Brien as National Security Adviser
‘HE WILL DO A GREAT JOB’
O’Brien, who is currently serving as a special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, worked on Trump’s campaign to have rapper A$AP Rocky released from Swedish custody.
President Trump on Wednesday announced that Robert C. O’Brien will replace John Bolton, whom Trump fired last week, as his new national security adviser. O’Brien is currently serving as a special presidential envoy at the State Department working on releasing hostages. Trump tweeted: “I have worked long & hard with Robert. He will do a great job!” Notably, O’Brien was asked to help Trump in his pet project calling for the release of rapper A$AP Rocky from Sweden after he was arrested in the alleged assault of a Swedish man.
