Bolton Exits, But It’s Still Trump’s Show

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🗓️ 11 September 2019

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

President Donald Trump and his now former national security adviser, John Bolton, have had their differences. From North Korea to Iran, the two have been at odds with one another on some of the most important foreign policy decisions. That tension boiled over with the president tweeting, "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." Bolton responded quickly saying, "I offered to resign last night and President Trump said, ‘Let’s talk about it tomorrow.’ " Whatever the case, again there’s a hole waiting to be filled on Trump’s national security team. What happened that pushed Trump’s fight with Bolton over the edge? And what does it mean that Trump is now 0–3 on national security advisers? Guest: Shane Harris, intelligence and national security reporter for the Washington Post Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:04.0	When I think about National Security Advisor John Bolton and President Trump,
1:09.0	I think of that old Neil Simon play, the odd couple.
1:14.0	One's a neat Nick, the other's a slob, and their roommates.
1:19.0	Like Trump walks in and Bolton's office is a mess.
1:24.0	It's like why don't you clean this up?
1:26.0	Right, exactly. Yes, an Oscar and Felix situation.
1:30.0	Shane Harris reports on national security for the Washington Post.
1:34.0	He says, I'm actually not that far off when I imagine these two as the roommates from hell.
1:39.0	The president's approach to foreign policy can seem chaotic.
1:43.0	His national security advisor on the other hand, the one he just fired, he's orderly controlled.
1:49.0	Are you surprised that he's out?
1:52.0	Not at all. No, I mean, I think that this relationship, it just seemed doomed from the start.
1:58.0	I mean, it very much was an odd couple situation.
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