Can Trump Hew the Hard Line After Bolton?

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Two names stand out as particularly newsworthy among those being mentioned, at least to us, as possible National Security Adviser following the departure of John Bolton. One is our envoy to Free Germany, Ambassador Richard Grenell, who, we hear, is due to speak with the President late this week. The other is — wait for it — General Michael Flynn, who had the NSC job for a month at the start of Mr. Trump’s presidency.

We caution our readers that these names reached us only as Washington scuttlebutt. Even as such, though, they may prove to be a window into the jousting ahead for a post that does not require Senate confirmation. General Flynn’s name is particularly startling, given that he’s a felon awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to misleading the FBI over his contacts with Russia’s former envoy here.

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This article is from the archive of The New York Sun before the launch of its new website in 2022. The Sun has neither altered nor updated such articles but will seek to correct any errors, mis-categorizations or other problems introduced during transfer.

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