Home / Quotes / Quote by Lawrence O'Donnell

Quote by Lawrence O'Donnell

“National security adviser is not a position that requires confirmation. This is a pick that like [Donald Trump] Chief of Staff, he gets to choose on his own and have installed.”

Quote by Lawrence O'Donnell

Author

Lawrence O'Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell is a renowned political analyst and journalist. Born on November 7, 1951, he is known for his in-depth analysis and commentary on political events. more

You May Also Like

“You bet I arrived overnight. Over a few hundred nights in the Catskills, in vaudeville, in clubs and on Broadway.”

Night Hundred Clubs Broadway Vaudeville

Author:Danny Kaye

“Michael Flynn is a very controversial figure for a variety of reasons.”

Reason Figures Variety Controversial

Author:Lawrence O'Donnell

“[Michael Flynn is] controversial among many people in the national security establishment, many people in the Republican mainstream. The thing about this appointment that, again, goes to me is most.”

People Security Republican Establishment Mainstream National Security Controversial Appointments

Author:Lawrence O'Donnell

“National security advisors, like White House Chiefs of Staff, their job generally if they`re - if they`re competent and qualified and effective is to be honest brokers in the White House.”

Ifs Jobs House White Honest Security Chiefs Being Honest White House Staff National Security Qualified Competent Advisors Brokers Chief Of Staff

Author:Lawrence O'Donnell

“National security advisors are not there to be advocates, generally. They`re not there to be partisans, they`re not there to be ideologues.”

Security National Security Partisans Advisors Ideologues

Author:Lawrence O'Donnell

“[Adviser is] the ones who do the job very well are the ones who lay out the range of options, filter down the range of options that are available to the president, lay them out in an honest, brokerage way and then let the president make the choice among those options.”

Way Wells Jobs Choices President Honest Lays Available Range Filters Adviser

Author:Lawrence O'Donnell

“Why in general, when you`re putting together a White House staff and putting together a good one, you`re looking for someone there who is not someone who`s going to be heavy-handed.”

Together House White Heavy White House Staff

Author:Lawrence O'Donnell

“Michael Flynn not exactly cut from that cloth. Someone who has very strong views about almost everything in the realm of national security and defense.”

Strong Views Cutting Security Defense Realms Very Strong National Security

Author:Lawrence O'Donnell

“To get some of the substance of why [Michael] Flynn [is Defense Adviser] is so controversial.”

Defense Substance Controversial Adviser

Author:John Heilemann

“In the national security establishment, it is somewhat frowned upon for people to take extremely harsh partisan roles in campaigns.”

People Roles Security Campaigns Establishment Harsh National Security Partisans

Author:John Heilemann