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Trump Should Sever Ties With China, Consider Sending Marine Corps To Asia, Former National Security Advisor Says
President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor Robert O’Brien wrote in an essay Tuesday that, given the Biden administration’s policy “failures” with China, Trump should take a much harsher stance on Beijing…
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About Robert C. O'Brien
Robert Charles O'Brien Jr. (born June 18, 1966) is an American attorney who served as the twenty-seventh United States national security advisor from 2019 to 2021. He was the fourth and final person to hold the position during the presidency of Donald Trump.
Everything about Robert C. O'Brien →- Occupation
- lawyer, diplomat, political staffer
- Position held
- United States National Security Advisor, Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- June 18, 1966