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U.S. NEWS Tuesday 21 February 2017
Trump taps military strategist as national security adviser

McMaster said he was hon- generals, in Trump’s inner
ored to serve in his new circle of national security
role, adding, “The safety of advisers. , The White House
the American people and said Monday McMaster
the security of the Ameri- plans to remain on active
can homeland are our top military duty.
priorities.” He will take on the chal-
The president’s choice lenge of leading a Na-
further elevates the influ- tional Security Council that
ence of military officers has not adjusted smoothly
in the new administra- to Trump’s leadership. The
tion. Trump, who has no president suggested he
military or foreign policy does not trust holdovers
experience, has shown a from the Obama admin-
strong preference for put- istration and complained
ting generals in top roles. about leaks to reporters. His
In this case, he tapped an decision to put his top po-
active-duty officer for a litical adviser on the senior
post that’s sometimes used committee of the Nation-
as a counterweight to the al Security Council drew
Pentagon. McMaster, who sharp criticism. On Friday,
wore his uniform for the an- the head of the council’s
nouncement, joins Defense Western Hemisphere divi-
Secretary Jim Mattis and sion was fired after he criti-
President Donald Trump, center, sits with Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, left, and retired Army Lt. Homeland Security Secre- cized Trump’s policies and
Gen. Keith Kellogg, right, at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Monday, Feb. 20,
2017, where Trump announced that McMaster will be the new national security adviser. Kellogg, tary John Kelly, both retired his inner circle of advisers.q
who had been his acting adviser, will now serve as the National
Security Council chief of staff.
(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

CATHERINE LUCEY curity adviser, replacing
ROBERT BURNS the ousted Michael Flynn.
Associated Press Trump announced the
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — pick Monday at his Palm
President Donald Trump Beach, Florida, club and
has tapped Army Lt. Gen. said McMaster is “a man of
H.R. McMaster, a promi- tremendous talent and tre-
nent military strategist mendous experience.”
known as a creative think- In a White House state-
er, as his new national se- ment issued late Monday,

On Presidents Day:

US demonstrators say

‘Not My President’

JULIE WALKER saying “Uphold the Consti-
Associated Press tution Now” and “Impeach
Thousands of demonstra- the Liar.”
tors turned out Monday A rally in downtown Los An-
across the U.S. to challenge geles also drew thousands.
Donald Trump in a Presi- Demonstrators there called
dents Day protest dubbed attention to Trump’s crack-
Not My President’s Day. down on immigration and
The events on the federal his party’s response to cli-
holiday didn’t draw nearly mate change and the en-
as many people as the vironment.
million-plus who thronged Organizers said they chose
the streets following the to rally on the holiday as
Republican president’s in- a way to honor past presi-
auguration a month ear- dents by exercising their
lier, but the message was constitutional right to as-
similar. semble and peacefully
Thousands of flag-waving protest.
protesters lined up outside In Chicago, several hun-
Central Park in Manhattan. dred rallied across the riv-
Many in the crowd chant- er from the Trump Tower,
ed “No ban, no wall. The shouting “Hey, hey, ho, ho,
Trump regime has got to Donald Trump has got to
fall.” They held aloft signs go.”q