Another one bites the dust. Donald Trump has fired John Bolton:
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
Best part?
The Bolton firing comes just about an hour after WH announced that Bolton would be taking part in a WH briefing with @SecPompeo and @stevenmnuchin1.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 10, 2019
Ugh.
At this point, it seems fair to ask why anyone would sign on to work for Donald Trump. Evidently no one is indispensable.
#headdesk https://t.co/Eik5ivCJiI
— Charles (@repub9989) September 10, 2019
What da hell?? https://t.co/sSCiC8sCba
— Sam Valley (@SamValley) September 10, 2019
John Boltin'
— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) September 10, 2019
This is fine.
This is terrible for the White House. Bolton was correct about the Taliban; State wasn’t. Bolton has been a hawkish voice for a tough national security policy, and his ouster likely signals that Trump’s approach will be significantly softer from this point forward. https://t.co/g13Shw46eW
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) September 10, 2019
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There goes Twitter for the rest of the day. https://t.co/Srd4fCFck6
— Neva the #1 American elbow doctor of New Jersey (@pipandbaby) September 10, 2019
There goes the stock market, too:
WTI crude oil plunges to session low after President Trump fires National Security Advisor John Boltonhttps://t.co/rtp13PShtY pic.twitter.com/f8bFG57KC9
— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) September 10, 2019
This. Is. Fine.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional text and tweets.
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Update:
'Not going quietly': John Bolton shares some of his side of the story and now would probably be a good time to stock up on popcorn https://t.co/bSY2b6Mdj8
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 10, 2019