Trump has just tweeted that he’s fired John Bolton as his advisor, saying he strongly disagreed with many of his suggestions…
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
….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 comes on the heels of reporting yesterday that Bolton vehemently disagreed with Trump over setting up a meeting with the Taliban at Camp David. That should tell you quite a bit.
What’s interesting is that Trump often says he likes having differing opinions around him. But now he’s firing Bolton? Sounds like more than just a disagreement.
I thought it was fantastic the day that Trump hired Bolton. He’s as solid as they come and I think it says something not so good about Trump that he’s dumping Bolton like this.
UPDATE: Bolton added this…
I offered to resign last night and President Trump said, "Let's talk about it tomorrow."
— John Bolton (@AmbJohnBolton) September 10, 2019
UPDATE 2: John Bolton has been busy texting people telling them he was NOT fired:
John Bolton is texting Fox News hosts on live TV telling them he resigned.
Brian Kilmeade: "John Bolton just texted me, just now, he's watching. He said, 'let's be clear, I resigned.'" pic.twitter.com/YvrWO0kk7f
— Alex Salvi (@alexsalvinews) September 10, 2019
Ambassador Bolton sends me a text message just now: “Let’s be clear, I resigned, having offered to do so last night.”
— Robert Costa (@costareports) September 10, 2019
Ambassador Bolton to me just now: “I will have my say in due course. But I have given you the facts on the resignation. My sole concern is US national security.”
— Robert Costa (@costareports) September 10, 2019
Bolton then declined to answer more questions.
— Robert Costa (@costareports) September 10, 2019
UPDATE 3: Just to make it a little clearer, Bolton said Trump NEVER asked for his resignation…
JUST IN: President Trump tweeted that "I asked John for his resignation."
John Bolton asserts to @PeterAlexander that “I offered to resign last night. He never asked for it, directly or indirectly. I slept on it, and resigned this morning." https://t.co/sMzH0CMo1o
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) September 10, 2019
So essentially Bolton is saying he couldn’t work for Trump anymore and offered his resignation, and Trump is wanting to make it look like he fired Bolton because of his ego.
Ugh Trump.