Former US President Donald Trump has said he”ll bring back his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, if he wins another four years in the White House in 2024, The Hill reported on Sunday.
“I will say, General Flynn, he”s some general. He”s some man. He took abuse like nobody could have handled, and he came out bigger, better, stronger than ever before,” Trump was quoted as having said via phone to the “ReAwaken America” rally.
“He”s a leader, and you just stay wealthy and healthy and well, and everything. I want you to have great lives and, General, you just have to stay healthy because we”re bringing you back. We”re gonna bring you back,” added Trump.
Flynn pleaded guilty in December 2017 to misleading the FBI about his contact with Russia. Trump asked for Flynn”s resignation ten months earlier, after it was revealed that he misled Vice President Mike Pence about his conversations with the Russian Ambassador to the US.
In November of 2020, Trump announced he had pardoned Flynn.
Trump is running to reclaim the White House in 2024. He will be challenged for the Republican nomination by several candidates, including former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, conservative entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is expected to be Trump”s biggest challengers, has not yet announced a presidential bid but recently said he will make a decision on whether to launch a campaign “relatively soon”.