Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton Leaving White House

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President Donald Trump said he fired National Security Adviser John Bolton on Monday night.

Bolton’s ouster comes days after the President canceled a scheduled meeting with Taliban representatives at Camp David regarding a possible peace agreement

Trump announced his decision in a series of tweets on Tuesday. He cited the reason that he and others in the administration had disagreements with Bolton on many of his suggestionThe President added that he will name a new National Security Adviser next week.

Immediately after Trump’s announcement, Bolton tweeted that he “offered to resign” on Monday night

White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley told reporters, “John Bolton’s priorities and policies just don’t line up with the President’s and any sitting president has the right to put someone in that position that can carry out his agenda. That became no longer tenable so the President made a change.”