What is Michael Flynn?
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}{{Use American English}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Mike Flynn | image = Michael T Flynn.jpg | office = 24th [[National Security Advisor (United States)|United States National Security Advisor]] | president = [[Donald Trump]] | term_start = 20 January 2017 | term_end = 13 February 2017 | predecessor = [[Susan Rice]] | successor = [[H. R. McMaster]] | office1 = [[Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency]] | president1 = [[Barack Obama]] | term_start1 = 24 July 2012 | term_end1 = 7 August 2014 | predecessor1 = [[Ronald L. Burgess, Jr.|Ronald Burgess]] | successor1 = [[David Shedd]] {{small|(Acting)}} | birth_name = Michael Thomas Flynn | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1958|12|24|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Middletown, Rhode Island|Middletown]], [[Rhode Island]], [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date = | death_place = | party = Its Complicated <nowiki>-->He has been a keynote speaker at the Republican National Convention and surrogate for Trump, but that does not necessarily make him a Republican.[[Democratic Party (United States]</nowiki><!-- Flynn has NEVER stated he's left the Democratic Party, nor have any sources indicated. --> | alma_mater = [[University of Rhode Island|University of Rhode Island, Kingston]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])}}<br>[[Golden Gate University]] {{small|([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]])}}<br>[[United States Army Command and General Staff College]] {{small|([[Masters of Military Art and Science|MMAS]])}}<br>[[Naval War College]] {{small|([[Master of Arts|MA]])}} | website = {{url|michaeltflynn.com|Official website}} | allegiance = {{flag|United States}} | branch = {{army|United States}} | serviceyears = 1981–2014 | rank = [[File:US-O9 insignia.svg|35px]] [[Lieuten