Trump, souring on John Bolton, meets one potential replacement and eyes another
by Steven Nelson
| July 23, 2019 12:06 AM
President Trump's frustrations with national security adviser John Bolton are boiling over and he is considering removing his hawkish foreign policy aide, according to sources close to the White House.
Several insiders said candidates to replace Bolton have already emerged, including retired Army Col. Douglas Macgregor and Ricky Waddell, assistant to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Macgregor recently spoke with Trump, but it’s unclear what they discussed, according to a source.
“It’s certainly become clear to anyone who knows the way this president operates that Bolton’s time is coming to an end. It’s just unclear if he has a few more weeks or a few more months,†one former White House official told the Washington Examiner.
A second former White House official said they heard Trump is "fed up with Bolton.†A third said, "the president has seriously been considering other options.â€
A different former senior administration official said, “I’d be surprised if [Trump] doesn’t want Bolton to quit. That's kind of his MO.â€
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