John Bolton has been made to walk the plank. I do not know Mr. Bolton. I gather from the news that he is a man of strong opinions and deeply held convictions. Hard to get along with, yes, bit of an extremist, maybe, deeply committed to the United States of America, no one doubts this.

I’m sure he used to put Trump in the shade from time to time. For Bolton is obviously the smarter and better informed, the logical thinker who is quite forward in expressing his own John Bolton has been made to walk the plank. I do not know Mr. Bolton. I gather from the news that he is a man of strong opinions and deeply held convictions. Hard to get along with, yes, bit of an extremist, maybe, deeply committed to the United States of America, no one doubts this.

I’m sure he used to put Trump in the shade from time to time, for Bolton is obviously the smarter and better informed, the logical thinker who is quite forward in expressing his own views, and quite forward too in denouncing contrary opinions. But on Trump’s playground, Trump is the only one who gets to be smart, well informed, and subtle, and Trump is the only player who is free to say what he thinks as loud as he wants. No, John Bolton had to go.

On the contrary, the Secretary of Commerce, Wilbur Ross, the Vulture-King of Bankruptcy, is most welcome to stay. He is a man after the President’s heart. They have a shared background in bankruptcy and barely legal business doings, and both are adept and chronic liars. The ever-willing Wilbur will be with the President until the bitter end.