Trump Fires National Security Adviser John Bolton

"Prior to the president's tweets Tuesday morning, Bolton was expected to join a national security briefing with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin."

"The Post reported that his (Bolton's) opposition bothered Trump."

To try and ease the stalemate in Afganistan, Trump has moved toward a phased removal of troops in the region.

"Bolton also advocated caution on Trump's strategy with North Korea and against Trump's decision last year to pull U.S. troops out of Syria."

Along with others, Bolton had tried to convince the President to keep troops in Syria to counter ISIS and Iranian influence there.

"Bolton also told Fox News on Tuesday that he and the president were discussing Afghanistan on Monday evening, when he offered to resign."

"One source told Fox News Tuesday that many in the White House learned of Bolton's firing from the president's tweet Tuesday."

Pompeo said “the president’s entitled to the staff that he wants at any moment.”

Pompeo admitted to disagreements with Bolton.

Right before Trumps's tweet about Bolton"…the White House had listed Bolton as being scheduled to appear alongside Pompeo and Mnuchin at the same session. "

“He should have people that he trusts and values,” said Pompeo about Trump.

Trump had joked that his disagreements with Bolton were irrelevant since as president, he made the final decision.

"Trump is likely to consider Stephen Biegun, the lead envoy on North Korea" as a new national security adviser.

"Brian Hook, the administration’s point person on Iran" is also a possible replacement for national security adviser.

Other possible replacements for Bolton "include Douglas Macgregor, a retired Army officer whose conservative commentary has included praise for Trump’s approach on Iran, and Richard Grenell, the ambassador to Germany and a onetime Fox News contributor, current and former officials and outside Trump advisers said."

"Three other current administration figures are also in the mix, a senior White House official said: NSC officials Ricky Waddell and Matt Pottinger and Vice President Pence’s national security adviser, Keith Kellogg."

"Macgregor met recently with acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney to discuss the potential of an administration job, two people familiar with the meeting said."

"Bolton and Trump had been at odds on issues of substance and style."

"Bolton did not like Trump’s repeated meetings with Kim Jong Un, administration officials said, and he had argued against directly meeting with Iranian officials."

Bolton disagreed with Trump's proposal of allowing Russia to rejoin the Group of Seven Nations.

"Trump regularly mocked Bolton as a warmonger, sometimes ticking off the names of countries and joking that Bolton would want to invade them, current and former senior administration officials said."

"Despite months of rumors about Bolton’s imminent ouster, the timing Tuesday appeared to take several senior White House officials and others by surprise."

"Trump himself had joked about the perception that Bolton was on thin ice, saying in May that he appreciated hearing Bolton’s views even though he often disagreed with them."