Robert Harward

Leading Contenders For Trump's New National Security Adviser Emerge

... Services Committee hearing in Dirksen Building titled 'Current and Future Worldwide Threats,' featuring testimony by he and James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call). Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn arrives at the Trump Tower for meetings with US President-elect Donald Trump, in New York on November 17, 2016. (EDUARDO MUNOZ ALVAREZ/AFP/Getty Images). Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, at podium, and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attend a campaign event with veterans at the Trump International Hotel on Pennsylvania Ave., NW, where Trump stated he believes President Obama was born in the United States, September 16, 2016. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call). Up Next. SEE ALL. BACK TO SLIDE. Among others reportedly under consideration is retired Gen. David Petraeus , the disgraced former CIA director and head of U. S. Central Command. Experts say Petraeus has the intellectual chops and professional experience to handle the position deftly, but would assume the job under a cloud. If picked, ...

Trump's Pick To Replace Flynn Turns Down Offer

... for 40 years to enjoy some personal time.”. Harward, 60, had been widely reported as the favorite to replace former general Michael Flynn, who resigned Monday , after misleading Vice President Pence about the nature of his conversations with the Russian ambassador. Harward said that since retiring from the military he has been able to "address financial and family issues" in a way that would not be possible if he accepted the president's offer, according to a statement from Harward shared by CNN's Jake Tapper. "Like all service members understand, and live, this job requires 24 hours a day, 7 days a week focus and commitment to do it right. I currently could not make that commitment.". Vice Admiral Harward statement: __link__/Vxfh 1 Ub 4 l 6. — Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 17, 2017. The retired Navy SEAL may be enjoying life in the private sector but he also turned down the White House's role over concerns that he would not have full say over the composition of his staff, The Washington Post, CBS News and The Financial Times reported, citing unnamed sources. According to ...

Trump's Rumored New National Security Adviser Grew Up In A Country Impacted By The Muslim Ban

... other White House officials about his contact; in his resignation letter, CNN reports that Flynn wrote that he "inadvertently briefed the Vice President-elect and others with incomplete information regarding my phone calls with the Russian ambassador.". As the White House works to replace Flynn, the New York Times reports Robert S. Harward is Trump's top pick to fill the position. Here's what you need to know about him. 1. He has a long record of military service. Harward graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy in 1979 and rose through the ranks to become a vice admiral and member of the Navy SEALs. He went on to be the deputy commander of the U. S. Joint Forces Command, a now disbanded unified command that coordinated among military branches. After the Sept. 11 attacks, Harward led military forces in Afghanistan and Iraq for six years. 2. He's played key roles during other administrations. During President Obama's administration, ...

Harward Rejects Offer To Succeed Flynn As National Security Adviser

... to financial and family commitments. (Sgt. Shawn Coolman/U. S. Marine Corps via AP). WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice Admiral Robert Harward has turned down an offer to be President Donald Trump's new national security adviser, the latest blow to a new administration struggling to find its footing. Harward told The Associated Press that the Trump administration was "very accommodating to my needs, both professionally and personally.". "It's purely a personal issue," Harward said Thursday evening. "I'm in a unique position finally after being the in military for 40 years to enjoy some personal time.". Asked whether he had requested to bring in his own staff at the National Security Council, Harward said, "I think that's for the president to address.". Following Flynn's ouster, administration officials said his deputy, KT Mc Farland, was staying on at the NSC. Mc Farland is a former Fox News analyst. Harward would ...

Vice Admiral Robert Harward Turns Down National Security Adviser Job

... Garrett reports. Robert Harward offered national security adviser job. Sources close to the situation told Garrett Harward and the administration had a dispute over staffing the security council. Vice Admiral Robert S. Harward, commanding officer of Combined Joint Interagency Task Force 435, greets an Afghan official during his visit to Zaranj, Afghanistan, January 6, 2011. Courtesy of Sgt. Shawn Coolman/Department of Defense/via Reuters. Two sources close to the situation confirm Harward demanded his own team, and the White House resisted. Specifically, Mr. Trump told Deputy National Security Adviser K. T. Mc Farland that she could retain her post, even after the ouster of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. Harward refused to keep Mc Farland as his deputy, and after a day of negotiations over this and other staffing matters, Harward declined to serve as Flynn’s replacement. Harward, a 60-year-old former Navy SEAL, served as deputy commander of U. S. Central Command under now-Defense Secretary James Mattis. He previously served as deputy commanding general for operations of Joint Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg in North ...

Trump, Intel Community Raise Stakes; Harward Tilts Power Balance At Nsc; Trump Tricks Defense Industry

... over America’s spies at a time when Mr. Trump’s ties to Mr. Putin are under investigation by the F. B. I. and congressional committees.”. Spies keeping intel from Trump. And then there’s this. The Wall Street Journal reports that anonymous U. S. intel officials tell them they’re holding back some information when briefing the president. The information deals only with “sources and methods” — how and where the spies obtained the information — out of fear that Trump or his team could leak it. Both the White House and the DNI deny that this is taking place, and intel officials insist that nothing of importance is being withheld from the president. But the paper’s Shane Harris and Carol Lee report that “the intelligence agencies have been told to dramatically pare down the president’s daily intelligence briefing, both the number of topics and how much information is described under each topic, an official said. Compared with his immediate predecessors, Mr. Trump so far has chosen to rely ...

Harward Turns Trump Down For National Security Adviser Job

... Trump down for national security adviser job. Vice Adm. Robert Harward shakes hands and greets U. S. military personnel during a visit to Forward Operating Base Gardez in Paktya province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 12, 2011. JOHN P SKLANEY III/U. S. ARMY. By JULIE PACE | Associated Press | Published: February 16, 2017. WASHINGTON — Vice Adm. Robert Harward has turned down an offer to be President Donald Trump's new national security adviser, the latest blow to a new administration struggling to find its footing. Harward told The Associated Press that the Trump administration was "very accommodating to my needs, both professionally and personally.". "It's purely a personal issue," Harward said Thursday evening. "I'm in a unique position finally after being in the military for 40 years to enjoy some ...

Trump's Choice For National Security Adviser Had Early Exposure To Iran

... commanding officer of Combined Joint Interagency Task Force 435, greets an Afghan official during his visit to Zaranj, Afghanistan, January 6, 2011. Picture taken January 6, 2011. Photo courtesy of Sgt. Shawn Coolman/Department of Defense/Handout via REUTERS. Then U. S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (L), walks with Vice Admiral Robert Harward (C) and Colonel Kelly Martin, vice commander of 6 th Air Mobility Wing, after landing at Mac Dill Air Force Base, Tampa, Florida, U. S., March 21, 2013. Picture taken March 21, 2013. Courtesy Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo/Department of Defense/Handout via REUTERS. Lieutenant Colonel Javier Soria, Commander of 5-52 Air Missile Defense Battalion, 11 th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, greets Lietenant General Vincent K. Brooks, the Commander of the U. S. Third Army/ ARCENT, and Vice Admiral Robert S. Harward, the Deputy Commander of U. S. Central Command, as they arrive for a site tour and briefing in Southwest Asia, October 20, 2012. Courtesy Capt. Jason Koontz/U. S. Army/Handout ...