▁security ▁advis er ▁for ▁President ▁Donald ▁Trump . ▁ ▁During ▁a ▁July ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁interview ▁on ▁ABC ▁News ' ▁This ▁Week , ▁when ▁asked ▁by ▁host ▁Mar tha ▁R add atz ▁about ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁abort ion , ▁F lyn n ▁stated , ▁" w omen ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁choose ." ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁F lyn n ▁said ▁on ▁Fox ▁News ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁" pro - life ▁Dem ocrat ". ▁ ▁F lyn n ▁is ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁current ▁Isra eli ▁policies . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁oppon ent ▁of ▁the ▁Iran ▁nuclear ▁deal . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁F lyn n ▁said ▁that ▁" the ▁Ob ama ▁administration ▁failed ▁to ▁respond ▁ade qu ately ▁to ▁Te h ran ' s ▁m align ▁actions — including ▁weapons ▁trans fers , ▁support ▁for ▁terror ism ▁and ▁other ▁viol ations ▁of ▁international ▁norm s ". ▁F lyn n ▁accused ▁Y emen ' s ▁H outh i ▁reb els ▁of ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁Iran ' s ▁" proxy ▁terror ist ▁groups " ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁F lyn n ▁also ▁critic ized ▁Ob ama ' s ▁administration ▁for ▁ar ming ▁Sy rian ▁reb els ▁linked ▁to ▁Sal af i ▁j ih ad ism . ▁According ▁to ▁F lyn n , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁is ▁" at ▁war ▁with ▁a ▁radical ▁component ▁of ▁Islam ". ▁F lyn n ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁board ▁member