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| Should have shave that mustache. John Bolton was fired out the cannon. |
He said that "John has never seen a war he doesn't like."
I informed John Bolton last night that his services are no longer needed at the White House. I disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions, as did others in the Administration, and therefore....— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 10, 2019
Trump claimed that he "disagreed strongly" with Bolton "as did others in the administration."....I asked John for his resignation, which was given to me this morning. I thank John very much for his service. I will be naming a new National Security Advisor next week.— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 10, 2019
This is huge.
Trump had planned a talk with Afghanistan leaders and the former Taliban leaders at Camp David.
That was widely condemned by both Republicans and Democrats alike. The Taliban, which was deposed by George W. Bush in 2001, vowed to fight the Western influence and those who support them.
This also triggered a major feud with Trump and Bolton. The former National Security Advisor went immediately to Fox News to diss Trump. He texted Brian Kilmeade saying that "He resigned."
He said that the imbecile didn't have the balls to fight.
I offered to resign last night and President Trump said, "Let's talk about it tomorrow."— John Bolton (@AmbJohnBolton) September 10, 2019
This is the third National Security Advisor fired out the cannon in recent time. This is Trump's first term. Mind you that the last two were Michael Flynn, Sr., the indicted former Army general who lied about his ties to Russian operatives. H.R. McMaster, the former Homeland Security Secretary who was fired out the cannon because he questioned Trump's foreign policy in Israel.
The controversy came after The White House reporters were informed that Bolton, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin would brief them at 1:30 pm in the press briefing room.
Bolton was seen as a war hawk who favored military intervention around the globe --- a view that was at odds with Trump's insistence that America's troops should stop being "the world's policeman."
Trump also had an issue with the mustache. Bolton had a push broom mustache and it annoyed the imbecile.
Bolton clashed with Pompeo over foreign policy and was recently sidelined during internal White House discussions about how to handle conflicts with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Bolton opposed Trump's proposals for a troop drawdown in Afghanistan and a Taliban peace plan.
Bolton was strongly supportive Trump leaving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (Iran Nuclear Deal P5+1). Bolton was strongly supportive of Iran being sanctioned and the U.S. was close to war engagement because of him.
Bolton was the former United Nations Ambassador under George W. Bush and a Fox News commentator.
Bolton, 70 dubbed himself an "America First" type of policy wonk. He was strong supporter of Israel, a supporter of the Brexit deal, and wanted military intervention with Afghanistan and the Middle East.
This is the latest high profile cannon firing.
Turnover at the White House is unprecedented. This gives the world a perception that the government here is dysfunctional and Trump is creating global uncertainty. Mind you that Trump hired Bolton just last year.
It sparks the possibility of Bolton joining the 2020 race to primary Trump. Bolton had considered running for president back in 2016. He declined.
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