Morning Jolt: Longtime NR Friends John Bolton and Larry Kudlow Head to the White House

This will be the last Jim-written Jolt until April 2. Theodore Kupfer will be filling in next week.

Good Luck, John Bolton!

My reaction to new National Security adviser John Bolton is a bit like the one for new director of the National Economic Council, Larry Kudlow. These are great guys with long histories of standing up for conservative principles, longtime friends of National Review, who impressed me in our brief interactions at NR events and cable news green rooms over the years. Of course, for a lot of experienced political pros so far, working the Trump White House proved stressful, complicated, frustrating, and a mixed bag. Trump chafes at any advisers who he feels are trying to fence him in; he changes his mind quickly and without warning. Disagree with him enough or make decisions he doesn't like and he'll start mocking you on Twitter like with Rex Tillerson ...

March 23 2018

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Longtime NR Friends John Bolton and Larry Kudlow Head to the White House Jim Geraghty This will be the last Jim-written Jolt until April 2. Theodore Kupfer will be filling in next week. Good Luck, John Bolton! My reaction to new National Security adviser John Bolton is a bit like the one for new director of the National Economic Council, Larry Kudlow. These are great guys with long histories of standing up for conservative principles, longtime friends of National Review, who impressed me in our brief interactions at NR events and cable news green rooms over the years. Of course, for a lot of experienced political pros so far, working the Trump White House proved stressful, complicated, frustrating, and a mixed bag. Trump chafes at any advisers who he feels are trying to fence him in; he changes his mind quickly and without warning. Disagree with him enough or make decisions he doesn't like and he'll start mocking you on Twitter like with Rex Tillerson ... Read More Top Stories China Hits Back With Tariffs on 128 U.S. Products Mairead McArdle China is fighting President Trump's controversial tariffs with its own on 128 U.S. exports, according to the Chinese commerce ministry. Wine, dried fruit and nuts, fresh fruit, steel... Slate Writer Apologizes for Asserting Austin Bomber Was White Supremacist Jack Crowe Slate Writer Apologizes for Asserting Austin Bomber Was White Supremacist ADVERTISEMENT The Facebook-Cambridge Analytica 'Scandal' Is a Nothingburger David Harsanyi Reports of a 'breach' are... Zuckerberg Apologizes for Data Breach, Promises Facebook Will Investigate Sketchy Apps Mairead McArdle In an interview with CNN, the social-media giant's CEO said he'd be happy to testify to Congress and announced plans to correct the damage from the... Trump Says He Would Like to Testify in Mueller Probe Mairead McArdle The president made the remarks hours after his top lawyer... Top Trump Attorney Resigns Jack Crowe John Dowd reportedly resigned over concerns that the president was ignoring his... ADVERTISEMENT What NR is Reading The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger Marc Levinson "This book is dynamite. . .Marc Levinson's sparkling and authoritative story is great fun to read, but it is spectacular economic history as well." — Peter L. Bernstein, author of Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk LEARN MORE Photo Essays Cartoons of the Day: March 23rd, 2018 Cartoons of the Day: March 22nd, 2018 ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.