have other people that are on the other side of the equation. john is very good. john is a -- he has strong views on things, but that is okay. i actually temper john, which is pretty amazing, isn't it? >> so then even more perplexing than the initial decision to hire john bolton is the white house's explanation for firing john bolton. the president today tweeted i disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions as did others in the administration and therefore i asked john for his resignation. and the white house spokesman reiterated the same statement. >> john bolton's priorities and policies don't line up with the president's. and any sitting president has the right to put someone in that position that can carry out his agenda. that became no longer tenable, so the president made a change. >> like we said, president trump knew he and bolton didn't share the same philosophical beliefs the day before he hired him. so the spin from the white house about so-called priorities and policies, that doesn't line up. and it is either completely