Bolton's "Libyan model" comments on North Korea were a setback: Trump



News Bolton’s “Libyan model” comments on North Korea were a setback: Trump President says he doesn't blame Kim for not wanting to deal with now-fired national security advisor Leo Byrne September 11, 2019 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Donald Trump by Gage Skidmore on 2018-02-23 08:29:18 Former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton’s comments on using a “Libyan model” with North Korea were among the reasons for his dismissal this week, U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump also said that Bolton wasn’t getting along with others in the administration and wasn’t “in line with what we were doing.” “John is somebody that I actually get along with very well. He made some very big mistakes when he talked about the Libyan model for Kim Jong Un. That was not a good statement to make,” Trump said. “You just © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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Bolton’s “Libyan model” comments on North Korea were a setback: Trump

President says he doesn't blame Kim for not wanting to deal with now-fired national security advisor

Leo Byrne September 11, 2019

Bolton’s “Libyan model” comments on North Korea were a setback: Trump

Donald Trump by Gage Skidmore on 2018-02-23 08:29:18

Former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton’s comments on using a “Libyan model” with North Korea were among the reasons for his dismissal this week, U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday.

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump also said that Bolton wasn’t getting along with others in the administration and wasn’t “in line with what we were doing.”

“John is somebody that I actually get along with very well. He made some very big mistakes when he talked about the Libyan model for Kim Jong Un. That was not a good statement to make,” Trump said.

“You just