Bolton’s Whisper Campaign to Oust Mattis

“White House National Security Advisor John Bolton and his deputy are trying to squeeze out U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis by spreading rumors about his imminent departure,” Foreign Policy reports.

“Bolton and Mira Ricardel, the deputy national security advisor, who has repeatedly clashed with Mattis over Defense Department personnel appointments, believe the defense secretary is ‘not ideologically aligned’ with President Donald Trump’s administration.”