President Donald Trump’s firing of his national security adviser, John Bolton, played out live on air as broadcast networks interrupted programming — and then Bolton himself texted repo…
, played out live on air as broadcast networks interrupted programming — and then Bolton himself texted reporters to insist that he resigned.
“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. I thank John very much for his service. I will be naming a new National Security Advisor next week.”But soon after, Bolton tweeted that, “I offered to resign last night and President Trump said, “Let’s talk about it tomorrow.
As media outlets scrambled to cover the story, Bolton began texting various reporters to insist that he resigned.
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