Agreed, I expect this is good cop - bad cop and orchestrated... even if Bolton himself doesn't recognize it. There are times to show the hawk and times to show the dove. Negotiating.
I don’t know if much of what President Trump does has unintended consequences. Getting rid of Bolton is a step which most sane US citizens agree with, across the political spectrum. The Dems have their debate tonight. Tulsi Gabbard is not included because they did not count the polls in which she met their threshold. The timing brings home the message that the Dems would rather talk about impeachment (yawn) than ending the warmongering ways of Globalist manipulators.