As under secretary of state, Mr. Bolton insisted that Cuba was attempting to build a biological weapons program. In a fit of rage, Mr. Bolton tried to have both reassigned. Mr. Bolton ordered him removed from his duties, which State Department officials reportedly saw as an another instance of Mr. Bolton trying to marginalize dissent. We’ve heard, he said, that Mr. Bolton is “an ideologue and fosters an atmosphere of intimidation. Now, with Mr. Bolton and Mike Pompeo at the State Department, Mr. Trump is about to get just that.

Source: New York Times March 23, 2018 19:26 UTC