The appointment of John Bolton as National Security Adviser was the Peter Principle at work. Bolton has connections, experience and some skill, which could be useful on the NSA’s staff. As long as he has no real authority, and his superiors know he is a war hawk, I could see him on staff, but to hold the NSA position himself? l think that was a bad move. I generally support our president, but the Bolton appointment was a mistake, in my opinion.
Corbin L Douthitt
3 years ago
It’s the Presidents house. His house- his rules. surround yourself with competent [people that support you AND tell you the truth. Making negative comments to the media is bad.
David Smith
3 years ago
As presiding officer in the executive branch, the president has authority to fire anyone in that branch of government. He was elected into office to preside over that branch and should be allowed to use his own discretion in the performance of his duties within the confines of the Constitution and law. The same standard should be held for any president regardless of party affiliation.
Paulette Whinnery
4 years ago
At first I was very sad, I’ve always admired and trusted John Bolton. But I knew the President had his reasons. In the meantime, more information has come out, and I completely agree with POTUS, and I understand why he did it the way he did. Bolton was actually undermining Trumps attempts to deal with bad parties around the world without going to war. Bolton was also being blackmailed by those who profit every time we go to war, either financially, a growth in power, or both. I won’t go into what they were black mailing him for, I am sickened and unbelievably disappointed in his past behavior. This information could have been reported years ago by journalists, but they are owned and controlled by the same people who blackmailed him. If it got out, he would no longer be a useful pawn in any administration.
Scott Phillips
4 years ago
I fully support our president. He is our commander and chief in change, that the Lord and the people, put in office. I will support him regardless of what the liberals or their iberal media say, to try to sabotage his constructive efforts.
Jeffrey L Ensminger
4 years ago
Bolton resigned first because Trump made bad decisions and the straw that broke the camel’s back was inviting the Taliban terrorist to Camp David. Mad Dog resigned for the same reasons and the tweet sent by Trump after a meeting with pro Russian radical Islamic Turkish President that stated the US would immediately withdraw troops from Syria was the final straw for him. No consultation with advisor or allies. Socialism and authoritarian leadership is not American.
this is
4 years ago
Perhaps Bolton could have also been a “plant” from the Obama era…….you know, a man with “2 faces” and in the end, he had to go as Pres. Trump was not too happy with him. I think Pres. Trump has a good judgment pf character and can probably see right through a person. As was prophesied recently, Pres. Trump was “purifying his Administration” and has every right to do so.
Shelley S.
4 years ago
I always like John Bolton when he was a pundit on Fox News, but I trust President Trump’s decision. He has not failed us so far.
Jane
4 years ago
I always respected John Bolton and liked his perspective in the past. However, IT IS A NEW DAY and i find President Donald J. Trump’s decision has Merit. It is A OK with me, Seems Like A Good CHoice.
PMullen
4 years ago
I’m fine with the firing of John Bolton. It seemed as if John Bolton was ready to bomb, bomb everybody. I think this new man is much tamer has a better rationale, so I think he’ll do a good job. As Trump would say we’ll see how it goes. And I adore our president I just love him and his family. I think he’s doing a fantastic job he’s got to win next year.
JohnH
4 years ago
Interesting, when they go to work for him they are the greatest & when they resign/fird then they are piece of junk. What a boss to have??? He should just not comment & in my opinion he has hasd some great people in his administration that have left. Wonder if it is not micro management ??
JohnH
4 years ago
It was very disturbing to me to hear Trump say he did not blame the RocketMan for what he said about Bolton over Libya comment. The President should never side with our enemy against one of our own people. Trump does not have to air this for the whole world to see. What a nice boss?????
The OLD Warhorse
4 years ago
Trump is trying really hard to get us out of all of the conflicts that several previous presidents have gotten us into. Now that the US is pretty much self sufficient in oil, there is really no good reason for us to keep policing the middle east. Bolton never saw a potential war that he didn’t want us to get into. He is among the War Hawks that always want to send US troops into harms way. I learned a long time ago that you give your input to the boss, but when the decision is made, you salute and say yes, sir and carry out the orders. Bolton didn’t want to do that. Time for him to go.
JohnH
4 years ago
Appears to me that the timing of Taliban visit to Camp David might have triggered this. Does this board agree with inviting the Taliban to a meeting on USA soil is a good idea???
JohnH
4 years ago
Trump breaks one of rules of good leader again. No matter what happened, the leader should not bad mouth the person to the public the next day. Trump does not listen to his departments like a leader should. He said it all with “this is a very easy job because I make all the decisions”. Goes along with his statement of past “I could teach the generals a thing or two”. Big ego ????
Elizabeth Dyer
4 years ago
I support the President’s decision to fire Bolton. I’ve not been a supporter of Bolton as I saw him as too hawkish to listen to and make broad considerations.
Larry Wolf
4 years ago
Bolton is fantastic and tells it like it is. You clowns that voted the other way just do not want to deal with reality!
Hyde
4 years ago
Bolton tried to put in his resignation before he had been fired. President Trump requested he wait until they could speak to each other in person. I believe President Trump did that as a protection for Bolton. He understood the impasse and respected Bolton’s integrity knowing we all must hold firm to our morals and convictions. Why keep him in a job he can’t work when opinions don’t mesh? What comes of that? No one gets anything done because they’re too worried what the other guy is going to do when they can’t agree! Ultimately, I feel President Trump wanted to be sure Bolton had a backup plan in place before he no longer would have a job. He knows Bolton is a good guy and you know President Trump has risked his own livelihood and life style to protect us all.
Jack Thomas
4 years ago
I doubt that the President doesn’t know what he’s doing. And I’m sure putting the U.S. into endless wars is the last thing John Bolton wants to be remembered for. I think it’s more a question of Bolton having had various differences of opinion with President Trump on foreign policy. If you work for the President of the United States as National Security Adviser you have to be on the same page in the playbook. You cannot override the President’s agenda by trying to force-feed him your own vision of how things should be handled. It doesn’t work that way.
Bolton is a smart, highly capable guy with a ton of foreign affairs experience. He’ll find a way to make the best use of his talents and background elsewhere. He’s not done yet.
Maurice
4 years ago
Praise to AMAC. Well said Kathy F; Marie M; & Brian B. In a world of confusion, corruption and chaos, Who has more prescient, thoughtful leadership and management instincts – gaining concessions from China, Korea, and other diabolical agitators – for US, than President Trump?
Jerry N
4 years ago
If up to guys like Bolton we would stay in perpetual war. It’ time to quit being the worlds policeman. How many more lives and trillions of dollars do they want to sacrifice for no reason?
Mark Drexler
4 years ago
I agree with the removal of Bolton, he is a war monger and works more with the CIA protecting opium fields then our troops. Trump is trying to get our people out of Afganistan and Iraq but the drugs and oil tycoons are making it almost impossible. Trump needs people to help him strengthen our security and not be tied down to the workings of money mongers.
Michelle Rix
4 years ago
I believe President Trump knows what he’s doing and I support him 100%.
Walt
4 years ago
Bad Poll – insufficient choices. President has right to employ whomever he believes best represents his approach. He should not berate someone who loyally served him and gave their best advice but simply was not in-line with his preferred methodology.
B. Kelly
4 years ago
First. Does anyone here actually think we are getting the pure true scoop on this situation?
Second. Is there anyone left who was originally appointed to position? Some may say this is clearing the swamp and there is an element of merit to that theory. However, had this volume of ‘resignations’ happened to that Obama clown, the right would be feasting on that fodder. So let us be fair. It is beginning to seem like few – if any – can abide President Trump’s leadership. Sadly, this will work against his reelection chances.
A. Wise. Oldman
4 years ago
Is it true, POTUS makes very, very, very, very bad decisions? I thought he was going to drain the SWAMP! He didn’t figure out that Bolton, McCain, Lindsey, GW Bush, etc. are War Hawks? There isn’t a war they have not loved!
B. Auman Hill
4 years ago
Needed to be done. Should probably have been done before now. His pro-war mindset was dangerous.
Stan Bailey
4 years ago
Bolton said he resigned. The President has the right to fire anyone.
James Stropko
4 years ago
I simply don’t know enough about what Bolton has been saying. I know he’s viewed as a hawk but that should not automatically mean he shouldn’t have the president’s ear. However, if he’s saying very radical things all the time, perhaps he doesn’t see the big picture. How can anyone say anything one way or the other without knowing ALL the things Bolton says???
Mary
4 years ago
President Trump obviously saw something he did not like in Bolton. President Trump is a peace maker.
Kenneth E Smira
4 years ago
The President of The United States of America has the right to Hire/Fire or replace anyone in His/Her Cabinet Period.
All Past Presidents changed Their Cabinet Secretaries and White House Staff. I don’t have a problem with President Trump making Preparations for Changes that Come With Reelection in 2020. He’s smart and I admire that. Thank you, Ken
burtb
4 years ago
I believe Bolton quit, and Trump followed up with a tweet to claim Trump fired Bolton.
i believe Bolton quit because Trump insisted on having the Taliban at Camp David, on 9-11.
I believe other cabinet officials got Trump to see that the optics of a Taliban attack during peace talks were bad for Trump, even though Trump was leaning toward doing the meeting just to spite Bolton.
The good news is that Trump did not meet with the Taliban. (we saw that movie: remember when Obama called ISIS the jv team to justify pulling out?)
That said; I hope Trump succeeds in MAGA.
The only way to reduce the US presence in Afghanistan is to just bomb a bunch of Taliban strong holds, at the beginning of 2021, and then say “we are leaving because we have made the Taliban so insignificant and we can come back when we want to. If the Taliban takes over Afghanistan, and becomes a Terrorist haven, we will be back”
I hope that Trump finds a way to declare success on the Tariff front, before the end of October, or the USA will see a recession.
a recession will be bad for the USA, and Trump re-election chances.
Chinese leaders don’t care if they crater their economy for 3-5 years, in order to beat the USA.
US leaders have to get re-elected every 4 years, so they have a much harder time negotiating with dictatorships.
I wish the President will succeed in getting a better trade deal with China, but I am not hopeful.
Julie Rasmussen
4 years ago
There’s more to this. I trust President Trump’s and we as a country need to back him to let him do his best job. Most of the past presidents would have caved in with the crap President Trump’s dealing with. Clean up the swamp, he is.
Karen
4 years ago
I liked Bolton until recently when he was “insisting” Trump increase troops abroad. Bad idea and one which would certainly put Trumps re-election into question. I think we should bring our young men home not increase their numbers. For what purpose? Are these “endless” wars serving any purpose today? I know hind site is 20/20 but did Syria turn out the way we had hoped?
Robert J Williams
4 years ago
I support President Trump but he should listen to the advisors he put in place as he would not get someone he didn’t. Bolton was hawkish in many ways , but America needs to be strong against its many adversaries..
Raymond Fleischman
4 years ago
I like Bolton, I’ve read his book, I don’t really know what goes on inside and it is the President’s prerogative and all serve at his pleasure. He is an adult in the room especially when considering the opposition, they would leave this Nation defenseless.
Vincent H Pascale Jr
4 years ago
I fear that President Trump is about to blink, and enter into agreements that do not serve American interests. We hired President Trump to stand up to our enemies, which for the past 30 years the Bushes, Clinton and Obama failed to do. Without Bolton’s voice in the room, a certain degree of resolve is gone. The fact that Democrats and the Iranians are pleased should be a warning to all of us.
Andrew Wagner
4 years ago
Never saw a war he did not like unless he was going to be on the front lines. Look into his draft deferral/reasons for not joining the military. Also, look into his source of money.
Jeffrey Owens
4 years ago
The bottom line he is the President,that makes it his choice.I have total confidence in his judgment and,support him in his decision!
Tony Denito
4 years ago
What kind of a leader doesn’t know how to appoint qualified personnel. What kind of leader doesn’t know how to make them succeed. When an appointee fails its because the person who chooses them fails to provide the proper leadership. When the person that appoints someone causes their failure its really bad. When that person has more than one failure probably that person isn’t qualified to appoint anyone. A manager fails when their staff fails. Trump can only appoint failures or causes all his appointees to fail. Americans should be ashamed to have such a failure as President. And proof is that Trump is proud of having more failures than any other President.
Michael Cornett
4 years ago
It was a bad idea to fire John Bolton. He may have strong view points but I believe the president needs to listen to him even if he does not agree. John Bolton is a true patriot.
Daphne
4 years ago
Bolton just needed to communicate better
Donny
4 years ago
I support President Trump . He has made a lot of good decisions for this country.
Jerry maxedon
4 years ago
I agree with much of Boltons super tough stance on bad actor countries, but if DJT has another route that fits America’s, and his, objectives then he must let Bolton go. DJT has, in my opinion, a great sense of how to deal with foreign policy that is both tough and humane, where Bolton couldn’t ever come off his super tough policies.
Connie Ellis
4 years ago
Bolton had the personality of a turnup. Let him be somewhere else. He always had a ruff face behind the Presidents back. Always show your displeasure in private. Never in a ugly manner behind my Presidents back!!
Anonymous
4 years ago
Bad choices. I couldn’t find an answer that fit how I view this situation. Bolton ‘didn’t criticize’ outside the group nor would he criticize the President. He shouldn’t be faulted for that, but respected for his opinion. Many felt like he did whose opinions are highly regarded. We need all opinions when governing, not just those we like the most. It helps us contemplate every angle.
Dr Ken
4 years ago
I thought the days of a National Security Advisor or Secretary of Defense openly feuding with his/her boss ended with Al Haig. I do think Bolton is talented, that said, he was not elected into office. Like an “at-will” employee he serves at the pleasure of the appointing authority, in this case President Trump. If cannot fulfill that charge he should quit or be dismissed.
Mark
4 years ago
Bolton is globalist swamp garbage extraordinaire
Bolton would have us @ war in at least 6 fronts.
Good move on Trumps part.
Cindy
4 years ago
John Bolton is awesome and experienced but perhaps a bull in the china cabinet but for good reason . This is his specialty but if you cross The Donald too much , this is result .
It is the Presidents right to have advice , even dissenting but at the end of the day it is his right to have cabinet around him who can follow his vision .
I am concerned that people come and go so often .. makes me question hiring acumen and decisions but Trump is Trump which is why we elected him . He has his own drummer but Bolton is a very Saavy man whom needs to be engaged in this country in the right fit . He is very smart .
Trump has to run his admin how he needs too with respect to the good of the nation .
Sorry that so many of these changes can’t be transitioned out better as it can present as unstable to the rest of the world but in fact there have been many changes in other admins. No one wants to talk about that . Just join the real world , people get canned every day who ate very good people . Some unions just don’t function well . I get it .
Mark
4 years ago
Bolton is a P.O.S. globalist. He is Swamp leader extraordinaire. He needed to go.
The appointment of John Bolton as National Security Adviser was the Peter Principle at work. Bolton has connections, experience and some skill, which could be useful on the NSA’s staff. As long as he has no real authority, and his superiors know he is a war hawk, I could see him on staff, but to hold the NSA position himself? l think that was a bad move. I generally support our president, but the Bolton appointment was a mistake, in my opinion.
It’s the Presidents house. His house- his rules. surround yourself with competent [people that support you AND tell you the truth. Making negative comments to the media is bad.
As presiding officer in the executive branch, the president has authority to fire anyone in that branch of government. He was elected into office to preside over that branch and should be allowed to use his own discretion in the performance of his duties within the confines of the Constitution and law. The same standard should be held for any president regardless of party affiliation.
At first I was very sad, I’ve always admired and trusted John Bolton. But I knew the President had his reasons. In the meantime, more information has come out, and I completely agree with POTUS, and I understand why he did it the way he did. Bolton was actually undermining Trumps attempts to deal with bad parties around the world without going to war. Bolton was also being blackmailed by those who profit every time we go to war, either financially, a growth in power, or both. I won’t go into what they were black mailing him for, I am sickened and unbelievably disappointed in his past behavior. This information could have been reported years ago by journalists, but they are owned and controlled by the same people who blackmailed him. If it got out, he would no longer be a useful pawn in any administration.
I fully support our president. He is our commander and chief in change, that the Lord and the people, put in office. I will support him regardless of what the liberals or their iberal media say, to try to sabotage his constructive efforts.
Bolton resigned first because Trump made bad decisions and the straw that broke the camel’s back was inviting the Taliban terrorist to Camp David. Mad Dog resigned for the same reasons and the tweet sent by Trump after a meeting with pro Russian radical Islamic Turkish President that stated the US would immediately withdraw troops from Syria was the final straw for him. No consultation with advisor or allies. Socialism and authoritarian leadership is not American.
Perhaps Bolton could have also been a “plant” from the Obama era…….you know, a man with “2 faces” and in the end, he had to go as Pres. Trump was not too happy with him. I think Pres. Trump has a good judgment pf character and can probably see right through a person. As was prophesied recently, Pres. Trump was “purifying his Administration” and has every right to do so.
I always like John Bolton when he was a pundit on Fox News, but I trust President Trump’s decision. He has not failed us so far.
I always respected John Bolton and liked his perspective in the past. However, IT IS A NEW DAY and i find President Donald J. Trump’s decision has Merit. It is A OK with me, Seems Like A Good CHoice.
I’m fine with the firing of John Bolton. It seemed as if John Bolton was ready to bomb, bomb everybody. I think this new man is much tamer has a better rationale, so I think he’ll do a good job. As Trump would say we’ll see how it goes. And I adore our president I just love him and his family. I think he’s doing a fantastic job he’s got to win next year.
Interesting, when they go to work for him they are the greatest & when they resign/fird then they are piece of junk. What a boss to have??? He should just not comment & in my opinion he has hasd some great people in his administration that have left. Wonder if it is not micro management ??
It was very disturbing to me to hear Trump say he did not blame the RocketMan for what he said about Bolton over Libya comment. The President should never side with our enemy against one of our own people. Trump does not have to air this for the whole world to see. What a nice boss?????
Trump is trying really hard to get us out of all of the conflicts that several previous presidents have gotten us into. Now that the US is pretty much self sufficient in oil, there is really no good reason for us to keep policing the middle east. Bolton never saw a potential war that he didn’t want us to get into. He is among the War Hawks that always want to send US troops into harms way. I learned a long time ago that you give your input to the boss, but when the decision is made, you salute and say yes, sir and carry out the orders. Bolton didn’t want to do that. Time for him to go.
Appears to me that the timing of Taliban visit to Camp David might have triggered this. Does this board agree with inviting the Taliban to a meeting on USA soil is a good idea???
Trump breaks one of rules of good leader again. No matter what happened, the leader should not bad mouth the person to the public the next day. Trump does not listen to his departments like a leader should. He said it all with “this is a very easy job because I make all the decisions”. Goes along with his statement of past “I could teach the generals a thing or two”. Big ego ????
I support the President’s decision to fire Bolton. I’ve not been a supporter of Bolton as I saw him as too hawkish to listen to and make broad considerations.
Bolton is fantastic and tells it like it is. You clowns that voted the other way just do not want to deal with reality!
Bolton tried to put in his resignation before he had been fired. President Trump requested he wait until they could speak to each other in person. I believe President Trump did that as a protection for Bolton. He understood the impasse and respected Bolton’s integrity knowing we all must hold firm to our morals and convictions. Why keep him in a job he can’t work when opinions don’t mesh? What comes of that? No one gets anything done because they’re too worried what the other guy is going to do when they can’t agree! Ultimately, I feel President Trump wanted to be sure Bolton had a backup plan in place before he no longer would have a job. He knows Bolton is a good guy and you know President Trump has risked his own livelihood and life style to protect us all.
I doubt that the President doesn’t know what he’s doing. And I’m sure putting the U.S. into endless wars is the last thing John Bolton wants to be remembered for. I think it’s more a question of Bolton having had various differences of opinion with President Trump on foreign policy. If you work for the President of the United States as National Security Adviser you have to be on the same page in the playbook. You cannot override the President’s agenda by trying to force-feed him your own vision of how things should be handled. It doesn’t work that way.
Bolton is a smart, highly capable guy with a ton of foreign affairs experience. He’ll find a way to make the best use of his talents and background elsewhere. He’s not done yet.
Praise to AMAC. Well said Kathy F; Marie M; & Brian B. In a world of confusion, corruption and chaos, Who has more prescient, thoughtful leadership and management instincts – gaining concessions from China, Korea, and other diabolical agitators – for US, than President Trump?
If up to guys like Bolton we would stay in perpetual war. It’ time to quit being the worlds policeman. How many more lives and trillions of dollars do they want to sacrifice for no reason?
I agree with the removal of Bolton, he is a war monger and works more with the CIA protecting opium fields then our troops. Trump is trying to get our people out of Afganistan and Iraq but the drugs and oil tycoons are making it almost impossible. Trump needs people to help him strengthen our security and not be tied down to the workings of money mongers.
I believe President Trump knows what he’s doing and I support him 100%.
Bad Poll – insufficient choices. President has right to employ whomever he believes best represents his approach. He should not berate someone who loyally served him and gave their best advice but simply was not in-line with his preferred methodology.
First. Does anyone here actually think we are getting the pure true scoop on this situation?
Second. Is there anyone left who was originally appointed to position? Some may say this is clearing the swamp and there is an element of merit to that theory. However, had this volume of ‘resignations’ happened to that Obama clown, the right would be feasting on that fodder. So let us be fair. It is beginning to seem like few – if any – can abide President Trump’s leadership. Sadly, this will work against his reelection chances.
Is it true, POTUS makes very, very, very, very bad decisions? I thought he was going to drain the SWAMP! He didn’t figure out that Bolton, McCain, Lindsey, GW Bush, etc. are War Hawks? There isn’t a war they have not loved!
Needed to be done. Should probably have been done before now. His pro-war mindset was dangerous.
Bolton said he resigned. The President has the right to fire anyone.
I simply don’t know enough about what Bolton has been saying. I know he’s viewed as a hawk but that should not automatically mean he shouldn’t have the president’s ear. However, if he’s saying very radical things all the time, perhaps he doesn’t see the big picture. How can anyone say anything one way or the other without knowing ALL the things Bolton says???
President Trump obviously saw something he did not like in Bolton. President Trump is a peace maker.
The President of The United States of America has the right to Hire/Fire or replace anyone in His/Her Cabinet Period.
All Past Presidents changed Their Cabinet Secretaries and White House Staff. I don’t have a problem with President Trump making Preparations for Changes that Come With Reelection in 2020. He’s smart and I admire that. Thank you, Ken
I believe Bolton quit, and Trump followed up with a tweet to claim Trump fired Bolton.
i believe Bolton quit because Trump insisted on having the Taliban at Camp David, on 9-11.
I believe other cabinet officials got Trump to see that the optics of a Taliban attack during peace talks were bad for Trump, even though Trump was leaning toward doing the meeting just to spite Bolton.
The good news is that Trump did not meet with the Taliban. (we saw that movie: remember when Obama called ISIS the jv team to justify pulling out?)
That said; I hope Trump succeeds in MAGA.
The only way to reduce the US presence in Afghanistan is to just bomb a bunch of Taliban strong holds, at the beginning of 2021, and then say “we are leaving because we have made the Taliban so insignificant and we can come back when we want to. If the Taliban takes over Afghanistan, and becomes a Terrorist haven, we will be back”
I hope that Trump finds a way to declare success on the Tariff front, before the end of October, or the USA will see a recession.
a recession will be bad for the USA, and Trump re-election chances.
Chinese leaders don’t care if they crater their economy for 3-5 years, in order to beat the USA.
US leaders have to get re-elected every 4 years, so they have a much harder time negotiating with dictatorships.
I wish the President will succeed in getting a better trade deal with China, but I am not hopeful.
There’s more to this. I trust President Trump’s and we as a country need to back him to let him do his best job. Most of the past presidents would have caved in with the crap President Trump’s dealing with. Clean up the swamp, he is.
I liked Bolton until recently when he was “insisting” Trump increase troops abroad. Bad idea and one which would certainly put Trumps re-election into question. I think we should bring our young men home not increase their numbers. For what purpose? Are these “endless” wars serving any purpose today? I know hind site is 20/20 but did Syria turn out the way we had hoped?
I support President Trump but he should listen to the advisors he put in place as he would not get someone he didn’t. Bolton was hawkish in many ways , but America needs to be strong against its many adversaries..
I like Bolton, I’ve read his book, I don’t really know what goes on inside and it is the President’s prerogative and all serve at his pleasure. He is an adult in the room especially when considering the opposition, they would leave this Nation defenseless.
I fear that President Trump is about to blink, and enter into agreements that do not serve American interests. We hired President Trump to stand up to our enemies, which for the past 30 years the Bushes, Clinton and Obama failed to do. Without Bolton’s voice in the room, a certain degree of resolve is gone. The fact that Democrats and the Iranians are pleased should be a warning to all of us.
Never saw a war he did not like unless he was going to be on the front lines. Look into his draft deferral/reasons for not joining the military. Also, look into his source of money.
The bottom line he is the President,that makes it his choice.I have total confidence in his judgment and,support him in his decision!
What kind of a leader doesn’t know how to appoint qualified personnel. What kind of leader doesn’t know how to make them succeed. When an appointee fails its because the person who chooses them fails to provide the proper leadership. When the person that appoints someone causes their failure its really bad. When that person has more than one failure probably that person isn’t qualified to appoint anyone. A manager fails when their staff fails. Trump can only appoint failures or causes all his appointees to fail. Americans should be ashamed to have such a failure as President. And proof is that Trump is proud of having more failures than any other President.
It was a bad idea to fire John Bolton. He may have strong view points but I believe the president needs to listen to him even if he does not agree. John Bolton is a true patriot.
Bolton just needed to communicate better
I support President Trump . He has made a lot of good decisions for this country.
I agree with much of Boltons super tough stance on bad actor countries, but if DJT has another route that fits America’s, and his, objectives then he must let Bolton go. DJT has, in my opinion, a great sense of how to deal with foreign policy that is both tough and humane, where Bolton couldn’t ever come off his super tough policies.
Bolton had the personality of a turnup. Let him be somewhere else. He always had a ruff face behind the Presidents back. Always show your displeasure in private. Never in a ugly manner behind my Presidents back!!
Bad choices. I couldn’t find an answer that fit how I view this situation. Bolton ‘didn’t criticize’ outside the group nor would he criticize the President. He shouldn’t be faulted for that, but respected for his opinion. Many felt like he did whose opinions are highly regarded. We need all opinions when governing, not just those we like the most. It helps us contemplate every angle.
I thought the days of a National Security Advisor or Secretary of Defense openly feuding with his/her boss ended with Al Haig. I do think Bolton is talented, that said, he was not elected into office. Like an “at-will” employee he serves at the pleasure of the appointing authority, in this case President Trump. If cannot fulfill that charge he should quit or be dismissed.
Bolton is globalist swamp garbage extraordinaire
Bolton would have us @ war in at least 6 fronts.
Good move on Trumps part.
John Bolton is awesome and experienced but perhaps a bull in the china cabinet but for good reason . This is his specialty but if you cross The Donald too much , this is result .
It is the Presidents right to have advice , even dissenting but at the end of the day it is his right to have cabinet around him who can follow his vision .
I am concerned that people come and go so often .. makes me question hiring acumen and decisions but Trump is Trump which is why we elected him . He has his own drummer but Bolton is a very Saavy man whom needs to be engaged in this country in the right fit . He is very smart .
Trump has to run his admin how he needs too with respect to the good of the nation .
Sorry that so many of these changes can’t be transitioned out better as it can present as unstable to the rest of the world but in fact there have been many changes in other admins. No one wants to talk about that . Just join the real world , people get canned every day who ate very good people . Some unions just don’t function well . I get it .
Bolton is a P.O.S. globalist. He is Swamp leader extraordinaire. He needed to go.