US President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced key Cabinet picks with the influential post of National Security Adviser going to his trusted military adviser lt Gen (rtd) Michael Flynn while Congressman Mike Pompeo was selected to head the powerful CIA.
Trump also announced that he intends to nominate Senator Jeff Sessions to serve as Attorney General.
“It is an honour to nominate US Senator Jeff Sessions to serve as Attorney General of the United States,” Trump said.
Flynn, a retired United States Army lieutenant General and former director of the Defence Intelligence Agency, assumes the position of National Security Advisor with a decorated career of more than 35 years in service. “I am pleased that lieutenant General Michael Flynn will be by my side as we work to defeat radical Islamic terrorism, navigate geopolitical challenges and keep Americans safe at home and abroad,” Trump said.
Pompeo, representing Kansas’ Fourth Congressional District, is a former active duty cavalry officer in the US Army and graduated first in his class from the US Military Academy at West Point. He currently serves on the House Intelligence Committee, which oversees America’s intelligence-gathering efforts.
“I am proud to nominate Congressman Mike Pompeo as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency,” Trump said.