US President Donald Trump Fires Hawkish NSA Adviser John Bolton

New York: US President Donald Trump fired his hawkish National Security Adviser (NSA) John Bolton on Tuesday, citing strong disagreements. Bolton, who as an NSA was a strong supporter of India’s anti-terrorism efforts, was in office for only about a year and a half and is Trump’s third advisor in his tenure so far of less than three years. Trump, who often makes important staff announcements on Twitter, tweeted: “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.” While during his tenure as US permanent representative to the United Nations in 2005-6, Bolton was highly critical of India, but as NSA, he emerged as a strong supporter of India. Driven by his strong opposition to terrorism, he backed India during the Pulwama crisis when Pakistan-backed killed about 40 Indian security personnel in Kashmir in February. Bolton’s extremely hardline positions on Afghanistan, North Korea, and Iran were often at odds publicly with Trump’s diplomatic efforts, sending mixed messages that undermined his efforts. (IANS)

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