[Chuckster]

One possibility crossed my mind this morning: I wonder if Trump hired Bolton for the explicit purpose of firing him later at an opportune time.

Am I the only one who thinks maybe Yosemite Sam, shoot 'm up, Bolton was hired as National Security Adviser for optics at a time when some countries needed to be made to think Trump might just pull the trigger?

[Alberta's Child]

I don't believe that was the case at all. In fact, recent events suggest the exact opposite.

If Bolton was hired for "optics" to convince some countries that we might respond aggressively over some issue, then firing him in a public and humiliating manner would have the exact OPPOSITE effect now.