President Trump abruptly dismissed his national security adviser, John Bolton, amid a growing split between the president and the hawkish aide on foreign policy.<br />Let's get an in-depth analysis.<br />Live on the line for us is Sean King, Senior VP at New York-based Park Strategies and University of Notre Dame Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Affairs Affiliated Scholar.<br />Sean, welcome to the program.<br />Sean, President Trump's tweet - that he had asked for Bolton's resignation and that it was deilvered today - did take us by a bit of a surprise, but it wasn't a complete shock as the National Security Adviser's disagreements with President Trump... and his disagreements with the rest of national security team have not been a secret. What do you believe was the triggering point here?<br />With John Bolton out of the team now, how do you believe Trump's North Korea policy to change from here? Can we expect a more dovish stance vis-a-vis North Korea considering President Trump's<br />"personally good relationship" with Kim Jong-un?<br />How is Bolton's exit being received by those in the DC circle?<br />
