although there s a great deal of affection for general kellogg and they would like to see him remain as chief of staff, bolton is someone that sort of fills the boxes for this administration in a number of ways. he s clearly an anti-establishment figure. that s something that might appeal to the president. but he also has an in-depth knowledge of how washington works and how foreign policy process is conducted in washington. i think those are the reasons that some people see him as potentially a good candidate for this. at the end of the day it all depends on the president. he s the person who has to spend hours with his national security advisor. clearly it has to be someone with whom he is comfortable. we re going to see how this plays out. it seems odd to someone that he would still be considered an outsider. patrick, trump s most recent pick, retired vice admiral robert heyward, he declined the job offer sighting family
u.s. ambassador to the united nations john bolton, lieutenant general h.r. mcmaster and acting national security advisor keith kellogg. here with me now to discuss all of this cnn white house reporter steven colinson, patrick he willy and lynn sweet, washington bureau chef for the chicago sun-times. good to see all of you. you just reported that senior administration officials are showing strong support among the nsc for john bolton to be the national security advisor given his knowledge of washington. his supporter are also billing him as an outsider. what are the other reasons that he s being favored. i think political appoint tees are in sync with john bolton to start with. he s been a controversial character in washington. he had to get a recess appointment to serve as george w. bush s u.n. ambassador but he is clearly preferred by some of the political staffers.