When Condoleezza Rice succeeded Mr. Powell, she rebuffed pressure from Mr. Cheney to make Mr. Bolton her deputy. After the Senate refused to confirm Mr. Bolton, Mr. Bush gave him a recess appointment instead — a decision he would come to regret. Mr. Trump considered Mr. Bolton for several posts but ultimately backed away each time. In the interim, Mr. Bolton has repeatedly praised Mr. Trump on television and in his Wall Street Journal columns even when the two disagreed. As he prepared to take on his new assignment, however, Mr. Bolton was careful to minimize any differences with Mr. Trump.

Source: New York Times March 23, 2018 00:33 UTC