Trump's Choice For National Security Turns Down Job Offer

U.S. President Donald Trump's choice as new national security adviser has turned down the offer.
Retired vice admiral Robert Harward - who was in line for the job after Michael Flynn resigned - says he decided not to take up the post for personal reasons.
Meanwhile President Trump insists he's been making progress during his first few weeks in office.
Donald Trump says he can sense a new wave of optimism in the business world, insisted that Russia's president isn't trying to provoke him and promised that he'll keep putting pressure on Iran:
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