World Why the Trump-Bolton breakup was inevitable. They clashed over Iran, North Korea and more September 11, 2019Deirdre Shesgreen, David Jackson and John Fritze, USA TODAYComments Off on Why the Trump-Bolton breakup was inevitable. They clashed over Iran, North Korea and more Trump campaigned on withdrawing the U.S. from “endless wars,” while Bolton embraced an interventionist foreign policy agenda. Trump sought negotiations with reviled despots. Bolton wanted the U.S. to topple them.