You’re fired! No, I quit!
by digby
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| Trump never liked that moustache |
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 offered to resign last night and President Trump said, “Let’s talk about it tomorrow.”— John Bolton (@AmbJohnBolton) September 10, 2019
I will certainly not grieve the loss of Jphn Bolton. In fact he may actually do some good if he decides to go rogue and peels a few Republicans away from Trump. But he’s a malevolent influence no matter who he works for so it’s a good thing he’s out of the corridors of power.
It’s interesting that Lindsey graham gave such a sniveling response, saying “the president needs to have someone he has faith in.” I think in Trump’s case he just wants a bootlicking sycophant who will tell him his impulsive lunacy is brilliant no matter what it is. I’m sure he’ll find someone.
“I informed John Bolton last night that his services are no longer needed at the White House,” the president wrote on Twitter. “I disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions, as did others in the Administration, and therefore I asked John for his resignation, which was given to me this morning. I thank John very much for his service.”
Mr. Bolton offered a different version of how the end came in his own message on Twitter shortly afterward. “I offered to resign last night and President Trump said, ‘Let’s talk about it tomorrow,’” Mr. Bolton wrote, without elaborating.
Responding to a question from The New York Times via text message, Mr. Bolton said it was his initiative. “Offered last night without his asking,” he wrote. “Slept on it and gave it to him this morning.”
He’s not happy.
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