Washington,
\nUS President Donald Trump today fired his National Security Adviser Lt Gen HR McMaster and replaced him with a conservative hawk and former UN Ambassador John Bolton, the latest high-level shakeup in the chaotic White House.<\/p>\n
Reports of McMaster\u2019s ouster had surfaced last week but the White House had dispelled them saying there were no changes at the National Security Council (NSC).<\/p>\n
Trump, however, took to Twitter today to make the announcement of 69-year-old Bolton\u2019s appointment. \u201cI am pleased to announce that, effective 4\/9\/18, John Bolton will be my new National Security Adviser,\u201d Trump said on Twitter.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am very thankful for the service of General H R McMaster who has done an outstanding job & will always remain my friend,\u201d Trump said. Bolton\u2019s appointment does not require US Senate confirmation. He will take the job on April 9.<\/p>\n
The move, which was sudden but not unexpected, signals a more confrontational approach in American foreign policy at a time when the US president faces mounting challenges, including from Iran and North Korea, the New York Times commented.<\/p>\n
The appointment of Bolton could lead to dramatic changes in the Trump administration\u2019s approach to crises around the world, The Washington Post said.<\/p>\n
His appointment is certain to scramble the White House\u2019s preparations for a proposed summit by the end of May between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.<\/p>\n
Bolton, known for his walrus moustache, is a fierce North Korea hawk who, in his prolific writings and television commentary, has said that preemptive war would likely be the only way to stop North Korea from obtaining the capability to attack the US with a nuclear missile. McMaster was Trump\u2019s second national security adviser after Michael Flynn was dismissed last year for misleading Vice President Mike Pence about his contacts with the Russian ambassador to the US.<\/p>\n
The NSC is one of the most powerful wings of the White House that drives the administration\u2019s national security agenda. The announcement of McMaster\u2019s ouster, who the White House said had a \u201cgood working relationship\u201d with Trump, is the latest in a string of high-profile White House departures since President Trump took office in January 2017.<\/p>\n
The announcement came just days after he replaced secretary of state Rex Tillerson with his close ally, CIA Director Mike Pompeo.<\/p>\n
That move, Trump said, was in preparation for upcoming top-level nuclear talks with North Korean leader Kim.<\/p>\n
According to a White House official, Trump and McMaster mutually agreed that the latter will resign as the NSA. \u201cThe two have been discussing this for some time. The timeline was expedited as they both felt it was important to have the new team in place, instead of constant speculation,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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