….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
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
Aware that the second was – for most – the fantasy panel https://t.co/dVoM9aLh0b pic.twitter.com/cYvafbW8oR
— Matt Davies (@MatttDavies) September 10, 2019
"It’s 3 a.m. Do you know who your ex-National Security Adviser’s enemies are?" @gcaw on the defenestration of John Bolton: https://t.co/zSuybrVGVY
— David A. Graham (@GrahamDavidA) September 10, 2019
“Mr. Bolton persuaded Mr. Trump he didn’t need the National Security Council to make decisions; it is no surprise that the president eventually felt confident deciding he did not need a national security adviser, either.” https://t.co/C6u5dukjpt
— Nahal Toosi (@nahaltoosi) September 10, 2019
"A president who thinks he can be his own national security advisor… has a fool for his commander-in-chief," writes @djrothkopf https://t.co/rKVynmQTaO
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) September 10, 2019
U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton's departure from a White House in chaos promises to further destabilize a foreign-policy team in disarray, just ahead of the big United Nations General Assembly in New York. https://t.co/L7tRtOBhKf
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) September 10, 2019
Meet the motley crew Trump is eyeing to replace Bolton https://t.co/uHFhnno4qc @politico @nahaltoosi pic.twitter.com/j58gQJPNmN
— Dave Brown (@dave_brown24) September 12, 2019