Trump fires national security adviser John Bolton
Donald Trump has fired his national security adviser John Bolton, citing his disagreements with him on many issues. He wrote on his Twitter account that he had forced Bolton to resign.
US President Donald Trump tweeted on Tuesday, September 10, that he had fired his national security adviser, John Bolton. He wrote that he had asked Bolton to resign, and Bolton submitted his resignation letter on Tuesday morning (US local time).
In his tweet, Trump thanked Bolton for his services and said he would introduce the White House's new national security adviser next week.
Donald Trump wrote in another tweet: "Last night [Monday, September 8] I informed Bolton that his services are no longer needed by the White House. Like many in the administration, I strongly disagree with many of his proposals."
But John Bolton tweeted that he himself had asked to resign last night and that Trump had told him, "Let's talk about it tomorrow."
Bolton, who served as national security adviser in the White House for a year and a half, is known as a hard-line foreign policy politician. He was Trump's third national security adviser, taking over from General McMaster in April 2018.
According to American media reports, Bolton has always had tough positions against Iran and North Korea.
Bolton has also been opposed to US participation in negotiations with the Taliban on establishing peace in Afghanistan from the beginning.
The US president has repeatedly joked about Bolton, calling him a war monger. Trump said, among other things, that Bolton has never seen a war he didn't like.
Donald Trump said on Monday, September 9, that he had no objection to meeting face-to-face with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. He told reporters at the White House that Iranian officials wanted to solve their problem. Trump then said that the United States could solve the Iranian problem within 24 hours, citing inflation in Iran.
In one of his latest statements about Iran and the meeting between Trump and Rouhani on August 27, Bolton said that Trump's offer to meet with Rouhani and Iranian leaders did not mean a shift in US policy towards that country.
The White House national security adviser had said: "Trump is willing to meet with anyone for talks." Bolton had called Trump a "dealer" who is always ready to meet, negotiate, and make deals.
Source: DW
