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FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2020 file photo, National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien speaks with reporters at the White House, in Washington. President Donald Trump's national security adviser promised a "very professional transition" to the administration of President-elect Joe Biden in an interview broadcast Monday, Nov. 16 even as Trump continues to falsely claim he won the November election. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Robert O’Brien talks Trump ‘legacy,’ promises ‘very professional transition’

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Preble (DDG 88), USS Halsey (DDG 97) and USS Sampson (DDG 102) are underway behind the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt and its carrier strike group are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michael A. Colemanberry/Released) 180324-N-NK192-1337 Join the conversation: http://www.navy.mil/viewGallery.asp http://www.facebook.com/USNavy http://www.twitter.com/USNavy http://navylive.dodlive.mil http://pinterest.com

Navy destroyers to be equipped with hypersonic weapons, White House says

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien talks on the phone as President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, in Swanton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Robert O’Brien: Trump countering China aggression with international consensus

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

A man gives a thumbs up as he passes United Arab Emirates and Israeli flags at the Peace Bridge in Netanya, Israel, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020. The UAE flag was displayed to celebrate last week's announcement that Israel and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to establish full diplomatic relations. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Robert O’Brien says Mideast deal due to Trump unorthodox approach

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 10, 2020, file photo White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien walks South Lawn of the White House in Washington. O'Brien who tested positive for the coronavirus, returned to work on Tuesday, Aug. 4, after recovering from a mild case of COVID-19, the White House said. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Trump’s national security adviser recovers from COVID-19

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In this Jan. 8, 2020, file photo, national security adviser Robert O'Brien, listens as President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the White House in Washington. As the White House presses allies to ban Huawei equipment, O'Brien says the Chinese company has the ability to secretly retrieve sensitive information from that equipment. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Robert O’Brien: U.S. intelligence botched early Donald Trump coronavirus briefings

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 8, 2020, file photo, national security adviser Robert O'Brien, listens as President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the White House in Washington. As the White House presses allies to ban Huawei equipment, O'Brien says the Chinese company has the ability to secretly retrieve sensitive information from that equipment. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Robert O’Brien says WHO funds will go to Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a campaign event at Springs Preserve in Las Vegas, Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Robert O’Brien says ‘no surprise’ if Russia wants Bernie Sanders: ‘He honeymooned in Moscow’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 20, 2020, file photo, national security adviser Robert O'Brien addresses media during a news conference in Berlin. O'Brien said he's seen no intelligence indicating that Russia is doing anything to try to help get the president re-elected. O'Brien's comments were released Saturday, Feb. 22, in a transcript of an interview with ABC's “This Week with George Stephanopoulos" set to air on Sunday. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)

Robert O’Brien: Taliban attack this week would ‘likely’ kill peace deal

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he leaves the White House, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, in Washington, en route to India. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Donald Trump praises Afghanistan peace deal with Taliban

By Lauren Toms, Guy Taylor and Lauren Meier - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, Friday, June 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Needed: U.S.-Russia collusion 2.0 in 2020

By Julia Gorin

In this May 22, 2018, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, meets with South Korean President Moon Jae-In in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, as then-National Security Adviser John Bolton, right, watches. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Bolton, Trump ‘did not always see eye to eye’ on foreign policy

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 30, 2019 file photo, President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea. President Donald Trump starts the new year knee-deep in daunting foreign policy challenges at the same time he'll have to deal with a likely impeachment trial in the Senate and the demands of a reelection campaign. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

The U.S. would be ‘extraordinarily disappointed’ if North Korea launches missile test

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

"I am trying to get us back to a lean and efficient staff that can get the job done, can coordinate with our interagency partners, and make sure the president receives the best advice he needs to make the decisions necessary to keep the American people safe," said National Security Adviser Robert C. O'Brien. (Associated Press/File)

Kim Jong-un nuke test ‘big mistake,’ Robert O’Brien says

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien attends a roundtable event at the Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press via AP)

US security adviser says world silent on China camps

By ROB GILLIES - Associated Press

"I am trying to get us back to a lean and efficient staff that can get the job done, can coordinate with our interagency partners, and make sure the president receives the best advice he needs to make the decisions necessary to keep the American people safe," said National Security Adviser Robert C. O'Brien. (Associated Press/File)

Robert O’Brien, national security adviser, rejects China’s claims of U.S. role in Hong Kong protests

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Trump to confront Turkey about buying Russian defense system

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

From left, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang talk before a group photo at The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Nonthaburi, Thailand, Monday, Nov. 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

Most ASEAN leaders no-shows in meeting with Donald Trump’s proxy

By Jim Gomez and Grant Peck - Associated Press

Charlotte Charles, left, mother of British teenager Harry Dunn, and her husband Bruce Charles, center arrive at Union Station in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. The family of a British teenager killed in a car crash involving an American diplomat's wife was headed to the White House on Tuesday for a meeting with senior administration officials. On the phone is family spokesman Radd Seiger. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Parents of killed teen reject Trump’s attempted introduction

By MATTHEW LEE and JILL COLVIN and GREGORY KATZ - Associated Press

President Donald Trump and new national security adviser Robert O'Brien talk with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Los Angeles International Airport, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Robert O’Brien, Trump’s newest adviser, urged to restore White House cyber role axed under Bolton

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times