REPORT: Trump is vetting a former General FORCED OUT by Obama

Donald Trump’s VP short list has gotten a just a little bit larger, as it’s being revealed that Trump is vetting a former general forced out by Obama:

NY POST – A top military adviser to Donald Trump is being vetted to be his running mate, The Post has learned.

The outspoken and brash Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn — who was forced out of his post by the Obama administration in 2014 after pointing out the rising global jihadist threat — has already briefed the Republican presidential candidate on several occasions and is in close touch with high levels of Trump’s staff.

Flynn joins the ranks of GOP politicians being looked at for the high-profile pick, including former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa.

Although Flynn, the former head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, made a name for himself speaking out against his former boss, he is not treating his potential future boss the same way.

“One of the things I expect Mr. Trump would look for in a vice president is discretion,” Flynn told The Post, coyly declining to comment on being vetted by Trump.

“All I would say is that I have been honored to serve my country for the past three decades and look forward to serving in other ways now that I am retired from the US Army,” he said. “I’ve been a soldier too long to refuse to entertain any request from a potential commander in chief.”

Trump praised Flynn in a statement to The Post.

“I have a lot of respect for Gen. Flynn, and his advice is important,” he said.

Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn was the Director of Obama’s Defense Intelligence Agency who revealed in 2015 that Obama supported pre-ISIS jihadis even though he was told they were likely going to form an Islamic State.

Here’s that interview, where he explains that he has no idea what Obama’s plan is in Syria, because what he’s doing makes no sense:

If Flynn became Trump’s VP, it would up Trump’s military credibility a lot and communicate that he’s serious about doing what needs to be done to fight ISIS and protect this country.

Flynn is probably the most serious of the candidates Trump is vetting, and the one I like the most thus far, especially considering how paramount national security and terrorism have become.


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