National security adviser John Bolton leaves the White House

Donald Trump announced on Twitter he asked his national security adviser John Bolton to resign because they “strongly disagreed with many of the suggestions”.

However, Mr Bolton has offered a different version of the events writing on Twitter, with President Trump replying, 'Let's talk about it tomorrow'.

Mr Bolton is known to have pressed the President for a harder line on issues such as North Korea, and advocated a tougher approach on Russia and Afghanistan.