Trump fires national security adviser 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 I asked John for his resignation, which was given to me this morning,” Trump tweeted. “I thank John very much for his service. I will be naming a new National Security Advisor next week.”

Following the president’s tweet, Bolton tweeted, “I offered to resign last night and President Trump said, ‘Let’s talk about it tomorrow.'”

Robert Costa of the Washington Post reported that Bolton resigned on Monday night and was not actually fired.

Several potential replacements following Bolton’s departure include retired Army Col. Douglas Macgregor and Ricky Waddell, assistant to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Washington Examiner previously reported.

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UPDATE: Fox News senior White House correspondent John Roberts tweeted out a photo of Bolton’s resignation letter. It reads, “I hereby resign, effective immediately, as Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Thank you for having afforded me this opportunity to serve our country.”