Associated Press Former US ambassador to the UN and noted foreign policy hawk John Bolton has been selected by President Donald Trump to become his newest national security advisor. Bolton has expressed extremely hawkish views on Iran, including advocating for direct military action against the country and the tearing up of the nuclear deal on multiple […]
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Trump’s new pick for national security adviser really wants to bomb North Korea
REUTERS/Jason Reed President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Army Gen. H.R. McMaster is out and John Bolton, a former US ambassador to the United Nations, is set to replace him. Bolton frequently appears on Fox News and writes that he thinks North Korea is an imminent threat to the US and must be dealt with […]
People are freaking out after John Bolton was picked to become Trump’s national security adviser
REUTERS/Jason Reed Former US ambassador to the UN John Bolton was named to the role of national security adviser after H.R. McMaster announced his departure on Thursday. Bolton has been known to take a hawkish stance on US foreign policy. Foreign-policy experts and lawmakers voiced concern because of Bolton’s previous statements that they say could […]
New NSC adviser John Bolton: The hawkiest hawk of the Bush administration?
John Bolton’s new role as US national security adviser may spell trouble for security chiefs elsewhere. An apologist for the Iraq invasion on false pretexts, he is also well known for his hawkish effort to encourage war with Iran. Bolton was Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security in the Bush administration […]
‘Trump lining up war cabinet’? Bolton’s elevation to NSC adviser fuels alarm
Donald Trump’s cabinet reshuffles have fueled concerns, not least after the latest appointment of hawkish John Bolton as national security adviser, just days after installing a former CIA chief as the new secretary of state. On Thursday afternoon Donald Trump decided to sack Gen. HR McMaster from his national security adviser post, replacing him with […]
National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster is out, John Bolton set to replace him
REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster is leaving the Trump administration. McMaster resigned after longstanding rumors of his ouster. John Bolton, a former US ambassador to the United Nations, is set to replace him. McMaster’s military bearing reportedly grated on Trump, who “sometimes simply tunes McMaster out” during briefings. President Donald Trump’s national security […]
Trump replaces national security adviser McMaster with John Bolton
Former United Nations ambassador and stalwart Republican hawk John Bolton will replace Gen. HR McMaster as the national security adviser on April 9, President Trump has announced. Announcing his decision, Trump thanked Herbert Raymond McMaster for his service, praising his “outstanding job” in his role as the National Security Advisor. McMaster “will always remain my […]
‘Go away’ Hillary, says Obama-era foreign policy adviser
Hillary Clinton must stop making excuses for why she lost the 2016 election and let others chart a course for the Democratic Party. That’s according to John Kerry’s former chief spin doctor. On Sunday, former State Department senior adviser of strategic communications, Marie Harf, told Fox News that Clinton should “take a very long vacation […]
A White House ‘blood bath’ simmers as national security adviser H.R. McMaster is reportedly at the front of Trump’s firing line
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Several top White House officials are reportedly on the cutting block. National security adviser H.R. McMaster’s ouster was reportedly considered “imminent.” Rumors of a change in leadership follows a long list of resignations and firings within the past few weeks. As rumors of a potential shake-up in top-level leadership at the White […]
CNBC commentator Larry Kudlow will replace Gary Cohn as Trump’s top economic adviser
Brendan McDermid/Reuters Larry Kudlow will replace Gary Cohn as President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser. Kudlow was a staff economist at the New York Federal Reserve, worked in the Reagan administration, and was chief economist for Bear Stearns. Kudlow joined CNBC in 2001 and hosted a show on the network for 12 years. Conservative economist […]
