Jenny Town and 38 North cited about potential implications of John Bolton’s departure on US-NK relations

By  Jenny Town

Trump says Bolton a ‘disaster’ on North Korea, ‘out of line’ on Venezuela

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that John Bolton, dismissed a day earlier as national security adviser, had been a “disaster” on North Korea policy, “out of line” on Venezuela, and did not get along with important administration officials.

Trump said Bolton had made mistakes, including offending North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un by demanding that he follow a “Libyan model” and hand over all his nuclear weapons.

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