.ABC NEWS SPECIAL REPORT: Pres. Trump fires John Bolton, his third national security adviser. PaulaFaris, TerryMoran, MarthaRaddatz and KyraPhillips report:
President Donald Trump on Tuesday tweeted that he had fired National Security Adviser John Bolton amid reports of conflict among the president foreign policy advisers over Afghanistan, North Korea and other matters.
....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.I offered to resign last night and President Trump said,"Let's talk about it tomorrow." "I offered to resign last night," Bolton said.."He never asked for me to resign directly or indirectly. I slept on it and resigned this morning."
Often at odds with the president, Bolton had a reputation as a foreign policy hawk, and in May Trump said he has at times had to temper him.
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