It is reported by The Washington Post.
According to her, Trump conducted an interview with O'Brien at the White House on Friday. The authorities consider him a “safe choice” because of his good relations with representatives of the State Department and the Pentagon.
“They want to see the team player in the White House,” the representative of the government quoted WP as saying.
Earlier, trump ruled out the possibility of appointing US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to the post of National Security Assistant.
On September 10, Trump sacked his National Security Advisor, John Bolton, due to numerous disagreements on a number of issues.