The Internet is blowing up with bewildered reactions and memes about Trump's abrupt firing of National Security Adviser John Bolton
- The Internet blew up with bewildered reactions and plenty of jokes after President Donald Trump abruptly fired National Security Adviser John Bolton.
- In a Tuesday tweet, Trump announced that he "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."
- Bolton's abrupt firing came after reports that Trump and Bolton, a long-time defense hawk, disagreed over a controversial plan to host the Taliban for negotiations to end the war in Afghanistan at Camp David.
- Throughout his career, Bolton has expressed skepticism of multilateral institutions and long argued for the US to preemptively strike Iran and for the US to engage in regime change efforts around the world.
- Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
The Internet blew up with bewildered reactions and plenty of jokes after President Donald Trump abruptly fired his National Security Adviser John Bolton.
In a Tuesday tweet, Trump announced that he "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."
Bolton's abrupt firing came after reports that Trump and Bolton, a long-time defense hawk, disagreed over a controversial plan to host the Taliban for negotiations to end the war in Afghanistan at Camp David.
The New York Times reported that Bolton was "one of the leading voices" arguing against the plan - which Trump revealed he had scrapped in a series of Saturday tweets.
Bolton was named as Trump's National Security Adviser to replace H.R. McMaster in April of 2018. In his short time in the White House, he strongly pushed for military action against Iran and played a crucial role in the US' withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Deal.
Before joining the Trump administration, Bolton worked in a number of positions in the DOJ, the State Department, and in George W. Bush's administration, where he served as one of the key architects of the US invasion of Iraq.
Throughout his career, Bolton has expressed skepticism of multilateral institutions and long argued for the US to preemptively strike Iran and for the US to engage in regime change efforts around the world.
Bolton isn't leaving the Trump White House without a fight, and is actively reaching out to reporters to push back on Trump's characterization of his departure to argue that he voluntary quit - even as White House officials maintain he was fired.
Anti-interventionist politicians on both sides of the aisle celebrated Bolton's departure.
But not all members of Congress are happy.
Internet users cracked plenty of jokes at Bolton's expense.