Trump says he's considering 15 candidates for national security adviser

President Trump.
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President Trump is preparing to slim down an Apprentice season's worth of candidates in just one week.

After firing John Bolton as national security adviser on Tuesday, Trump said he's not planning to double up Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's duties and offer him the job. Still, he has 15 potential candidates for the job, and he's planning to narrow it down to one by next week, Trump told reporters Thursday.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.