Trump Fires His National Security Advisor On Twitter

 

John Bolton and Donald Trump

President Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to announce the sack of his National Security Advisor, John Bolton.

Trump made the announcement on Tuesday saying he disagreed “strongly” with his positions.

“I asked John for his resignation, which was given to me this morning,” Trump announced on Twitter. “I informed John Bolton last night that his services are no longer needed at the White House.”

Trump said he would name a replacement next week.

However, Bolton responded saying that he was the one who offered to resign.

See tweet below: 

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

John Bolton’s tweet below:

I offered to resign last night and President Trump said, “Let’s talk about it tomorrow.”

— John Bolton (@AmbJohnBolton) September 10, 2019