Trump offers Flynn national security adviser job
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NEW YORK -- President-elect Donald Trump began building out his national security team Thursday, offering retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn the job of national security adviser. The move came as Trump made his most direct foray into foreign policy since the election, meeting with Japan's prime minister.
Flynn, who served as the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, has advised Trump on national security issues for months. As national security adviser, he would work in the White House and have frequent access to the president.
A Trump official said Flynn had been offered the job but wouldn't say whether he had accepted it. The official was not authorized to discuss the offer publicly and insisted on anonymity.
