K.T. McFarland Losing Deputy National Security Adviser Role
The White House is planning to reassign Deputy National Security Adviser K.T. McFarland to the post of Singapore ambassador, an administration source confirmed to NBC News on Sunday.
As a holdover from Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn’s short stint as national security adviser, McFarland’s reassignment does not come as a surprise.
Bloomberg Politics first reported the McFarland move Sunday morning.
After Trump fired Flynn in February for lying about his foreign connections, Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster took over the role.
Since then, the administration has been moving to conduct what's been called a "Flynn erasure" by ridding the council of ties to the former adviser. Last Wednesday, White House chief strategist and former Trump campaign manager Steve Bannon was removed from the council — a sign that McMaster could be making his mark his the team.
An administration source told NBC News that McMaster is "looking around widely" both inside and outside the administration for a new deputy to replace McFarland.
After being nominated by the president, McFarland would still have to be confirmed by the Senate for the ambassadorship.