President Donald Trump is replacing US National Security Adviser HR McMaster with Bush-era defence hawk and former United Nations ambassador John Bolton.<\/p>\n
Mr Trump tweeted to thank Gen McMaster, saying he had done an “outstanding job & will always remain my friend”.<\/p>\n
Mr Bolton, who has backed attacking North Korea and Iran, told Fox News his job would be to ensure the president has “the full range of options”.<\/p>\n
He becomes Mr Trump’s third national security chief in 14 months.<\/p>\n
Gen McMaster is the latest high-profile departure from the White House.<\/p>\n
Last week, Mr Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson by a tweet, replacing him with former CIA Director Mike Pompeo.<\/p>\n
Mr Bolton’s appointment does not require US Senate confirmation. He will take the job on 9 April.<\/p>\n
Responding to the move, Mr Bolton said he was looking forward to working with President Trump and his team “to make our country safer at home and stronger abroad”.<\/p>\n
Mr Bolton, 69, has been a foreign policy hawk in Republican circles for decades, having served in the administrations of Ronald Reagan, George HW Bush and George W Bush.<\/p>\n
The second Bush appointed him as US envoy to the UN, during which time diplomats privately criticised Mr Bolton’s style as abrasive.<\/p>\n
A strident neo-conservative, Mr Bolton helped build the case that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction, which turned out to be wrong.<\/p>\n
Known for his walrus moustache, Mr Bolton does not appear to have greatly moderated his views since his last spell in government.<\/p>\n
He stands by the invasion of Iraq and has advocated in newspaper op-eds using military force against North Korea and Iran.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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