Trump denied on Friday that anyone aside from him was making decisions on behalf of the administration. He also insisted there were no lingering frustrations at the team that is now crafting his foreign policy. And they insist Bolton is not pushing Trump to go to war with Iran. "(Bolton) has made it very clear that he is a member of the President's team and carries out the President's foreign policy," said Fred Fleitz, Bolton's former chief of staff. Similar scenarios have played out on matters of trade and foreign policy as advisers work to prevent what they believe are rash or damaging actions.

Source: CNN May 18, 2019 15:56 UTC