'Perfect pick': Trump chooses Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster as new national security adviser

Looks like the wait is over:

Pres Trump just announced that Army strategist Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster will be his new National Security Advisor. pic.twitter.com/kFD0g2DWs0

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) February 20, 2017

.@potus has named Lt Gen HR McMaster as the Director of the National Security Council, Lt Gen Keith Kellogg remains NSC CoS

— Stephanie Grisham (@PressSec) February 20, 2017

NBCNews: BREAKING: Trump picks retired Gen. H.R. McMaster as next national security adviser https://t.co/Zo1dZG3b6y

— The Believer ™ (@maxvaldes) February 20, 2017

Early reaction seems positive:

https://twitter.com/TomRtweets/status/833767180328124417

Nice! Gen. McMaster is a great pick.

— MyBallzWuzHot (@EbbyCalvinNuke) February 20, 2017

Good choice. McMaster also wrote a very good book on Vietnam, "Dereliction of Duty." https://t.co/22S2YEnmY1

— Phineas Fahrquar (@irishspy) February 20, 2017

An excellent choice. Read Dereliction of Duty. Look up Operation Restoring Rights. McMaster understands history and our present challenge, https://t.co/ztsI7CXTIu

— David French (@DavidAFrench) February 20, 2017

H.R. McMaster was one of the forward looking military who recognized corruption's role in conflict. Good luck to him in new role.

— James Cohen (@JamesCohen82) February 20, 2017

I say this honestly and non-snarkily: I can't imagine anyone better prepared for the challenges of being Trump's NSA than H.R. McMaster.

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) February 20, 2017

McMaster as NatSec Advisor?

Go ahead, Left. Try to impeach this guy. Questions authority, brilliant mind, war hero. #73Easting

— Fredo N. Twittur (@fredontwittur) February 20, 2017

Improvement. https://t.co/Nbozxhs0OV

— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) February 20, 2017

https://twitter.com/VPAFernandez/status/833768254644576258

I worked w/ Gen.McMaster on how we educate our troops. He's a brilliant,reasoned leader who understands both hard & soft power. Good pick!

— Steve Israel (@RepSteveIsrael) February 20, 2017

Tom Cotton gives H.R. McMaster two enthusiastic thumbs up: "one of the finest combat leaders of our generation" pic.twitter.com/MXpdZGpCwl

— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 20, 2017

This is a perfect pick. McMaster is one of the finest military minds of our generation https://t.co/b99iwQcvXJ

— John Noonan (@noonanjo) February 20, 2017

https://twitter.com/sunnyright/status/833767381126279168

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Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.