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Bolton to replace McMaster as White House national security adviser

WASHINGTON, March 22 (KUNA) -- President Donald Trump announced that he was replacing White House national security adviser H.R. McMaster with former ambassador to the UN John Bolton, a hard-line conservative, effective April 9. "I am pleased to announce that, effective 4/9/18, Ambassador John Bolton will be my new National Security Advisor," Trump wrote on his Tweet account on Thursday. "I am very thankful for the service of General H.R. McMaster who has done an outstanding job and will always remain my friend. There will be an official contact handover on 4/9," Trump added.
Bolton, a combative FOX News analyst who was one of the strongest proponents of the 2003 war in Iraq, is seen by analysts as someone who fits the Trump style. Bolton, like Trump, has been a strong critic of the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement.
McMaster, a US Army lieutenant general, is credited with improving morale and bringing order to the National Security Council following the forced departure of his predecessor, Michael Flynn, in early 2017.
In recent months, a steady stream of reports out of the White House indicated that Trump was unhappy with McMaster, complaining that McMaster was stubborn and long-winded.
Observers said Trump seemed to tune out McMaster during White House meetings. (end) rm.gb