Spicer: Reports about Harward’s job refusal ‘100 percent false’

By Sarah Bedford

Published February 21, 2017 7:55pm ET

Retired Vice Adm. Robert Harward did not turn down an offer from the president to serve as national security adviser due to a dispute over hiring leeway, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Tuesday, calling reports indicating that “100 percent false.”

Several media outlets reported late last week that Harward had reservations about his ability to bring in his own staff.