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KT McFarland: Trump and Bolton – this is when I knew it wasn't going to end well
Fox News ^ | June 22 2020 | K.T. McFarland

Posted on 06/22/2020 6:16:37 AM PDT by knighthawk

On Election Day 2016 I was in the green room at Fox News in midtown Manhattan waiting to go on the air, as was Ambassador John Bolton.

I asked John if he had already voted, to which he replied, “Yes, for Trump. He’s an idiot, but anybody is better than Hillary Clinton.”

That’s why I had my doubts when Bolton lobbied so aggressively for and became President Trump’s national security adviser less than two years later.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: bolton; johnbolton; ktmcfarland; manhattan; mcfarland; newyork; trump
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To: aquila48

The Senate has slow walked Trump’s appointments. McConnell is in favor of the swamp. This is on the Senate Republican leadership. They want to get back to the good old boys perfumed prince version of the Senate.


21 posted on 06/22/2020 6:57:23 AM PDT by Freee-dame
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To: allendale

Bolton has been a hateful POS for decades. I think the only reason Trump hired him was because he’s known for being a crazy warmonger, and he thought it would help him in negotiations with North Korea and Iran.


22 posted on 06/22/2020 6:59:49 AM PDT by LeeClementineKenny (The leftist & globalist are the enemy. We must defeat them 'by any mean necessary!' - TRUMP 2020!!!)
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To: aquila48

I don’t agree with the Sessions Bolton comparison. Sessions was believed by Trump to be supportive. Frankly he was one issue person, illegal immigration which was tops on Trump list. Bolton never had a style or indication he would follow Trumps lead. If anything, it was a tragedy from day one and Trump bears that onus. So, from Sessions he got stabbed in the back from a poor decision by Sessions, guided by the dem DOJ, whereas he knew going in from day one that Bolton was not his guy.


23 posted on 06/22/2020 7:00:05 AM PDT by Mouton (The media is the enemy of the people.)
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To: knighthawk
Bolton is a legend in his mind and only has skills relevant to the swamp. He's a desperate man.
24 posted on 06/22/2020 7:01:45 AM PDT by Vision (Obama corrupted, sought to weaken and fundamentally change America; he didn't plan on being stopped.)
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To: knighthawk

Supposedly Jeff Sessions also got hired because he aggressively lobbied Trump for the job.

I hope Trump has learned his lesson. Anyone who lobbies too hard for a position should raise huge red flags.


25 posted on 06/22/2020 7:03:53 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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To: Zhang Fei
“What aspect of a Biden administration would be better than Trump, from Bolton’s perspective?”

Endless and unnecessary war. Bolton is neocon POS. We should play Iran and Saudi Arabia against each other for US interest, and quit pretending one is better than the other.

26 posted on 06/22/2020 7:05:35 AM PDT by LeeClementineKenny (The leftist & globalist are the enemy. We must defeat them 'by any mean necessary!' - TRUMP 2020!!!)
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To: A_Former_Democrat
"Then why didn’t you tell the Trump advisers you idiot?"

Because that is "hearsay".
I've heard lots of inappropriate things privately in a business setting, but would be grossly unprofessional to repeat them....

27 posted on 06/22/2020 7:08:49 AM PDT by Psalm 73
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To: Sir_Humphrey

A lot of people supported Bush and the neocons at the time, but most see them for what they really are these days.


28 posted on 06/22/2020 7:10:38 AM PDT by LeeClementineKenny (The leftist & globalist are the enemy. We must defeat them 'by any mean necessary!' - TRUMP 2020!!!)
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To: knighthawk

Taking a wild guess that this guy is caught up in some kind of corruption and trying to hide it?


29 posted on 06/22/2020 7:11:10 AM PDT by Pajamajan ( Pray for our nation. Thank the Lord for everything you have. Don't oait. Do it today.)
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To: Sir_Humphrey

No flaming from me. I agree. Conservative knee jerk - if the libs are attacking him he must be OK.


30 posted on 06/22/2020 7:11:56 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: allendale

He was always hateful and a warmonger. He fooled many, including myself. He was a hawk and was prominent in the decision to go into Iraq. At the time, many of us supported him because we were interested in payback as well. Bush latched on to him because he needed a war monger at the time. One of my many prayers for this day and time though, is that all be exposed to who they really are, and Bolton certainly has dropped his drawers...


31 posted on 06/22/2020 7:15:38 AM PDT by richardtavor
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To: knighthawk

Bolton thinks everyone is an idiot except him.


32 posted on 06/22/2020 7:16:33 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: DoodleDawg

It’s not something she heard from someone that Bolton said it’s what Bolton said directly to her it says right in the article that she wrote


33 posted on 06/22/2020 7:22:28 AM PDT by A_Former_Democrat (See St George's Rap Sheet . . . TAG PedoJoe with "DEFUND the POLICE")
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To: AndyJackson

What’s Bolton ever done. Does he care to compare his career to Trump’s?


34 posted on 06/22/2020 7:23:04 AM PDT by TiGuy22
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To: allendale
"Bolton has devolved ..."

Bolton never evolved in the first place. He was is and will always be a nut.

35 posted on 06/22/2020 7:32:59 AM PDT by edwinland
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To: allendale

To paraphrase an anti-LBJ commentator from the 1960’s, when you’ve lost Gregg Gutfeld, you’ve lost conservative America.


36 posted on 06/22/2020 7:33:56 AM PDT by ReleaseTheHounds ("The problem with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." M. Thatcher)
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To: A_Former_Democrat
It’s not something she heard from someone that Bolton said it’s what Bolton said directly to her it says right in the article that she wrote

I don't doubt that she heard it. But that doesn't change the fact that Bolton still thinks that compared to him everyone is an idiot.

37 posted on 06/22/2020 7:37:01 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: AndyJackson

You could say the same about us. At some point the issue will be forced and we will HAVE to act. Until then there will be hedging. It’s a human dilemma: “It’s too early” or “It’s too late”.


38 posted on 06/22/2020 7:37:46 AM PDT by avenir
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Romney lobbied for Secretary of State. Imagine the epic that would’ve been?


39 posted on 06/22/2020 7:39:27 AM PDT by newzjunkey (Vote Giant Meteor in 2020)
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To: LeeClementineKenny

Nothing wrong with learning from your missteps. I certainly have. The difference is us conservatives have the humility to acknowledge we are not perfect and actually learn as situations change while not abandoning our principles. Because of this we become better people. On the other hand, liberals don’t seem to learn and stubbornly cling to an ideology that is proven to be counterproductive and fails in the long run. Because of this they all seem to grow more and more bitter and angry as they get older.


40 posted on 06/22/2020 8:48:31 AM PDT by Sir_Humphrey (Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people -Socrates)
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