Hostage Negotiator Who Helped Free A$AP Rocky Now In Charge Of US Security

The hostage negotiator who works for the United States just received a new job under President Donald Trump.

(AllHipHop News) The man who U.S. leader Donald Trump called on to negotiate A$AP Rocky’s release from a Swedish jail has been hired as the President’s new National Security Adviser.

Robert O’Brien replaces John Bolton and becomes the fourth man to take on the role during Trump’s presidency.

Confirming the news via Twitter on Wednesday Trump wrote: “I am pleased to announce that I will name Robert C. O’Brien, currently serving as the very successful Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs at the State Department, as our new National Security Advisor. I have worked long & hard with Robert. He will do a great job!”

Trump dispatched O’Brien to Sweden to follow the criminal case against A$AP Rocky, who was ultimately found guilty of assault in August.