Posted on 07/08/2020 8:36:11 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Four months before the next US presidential election, Donald Trump’s poll numbers are in a slump. Disaffected conservatives call him incompetent and are campaigning against the Republican president, citing the upward curve of new coronavirus cases in the US, the millions of unemployed Americans, and the protests and racial tension in the wake of George Floyd’s killing. They echo Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, who says Trump’s leadership is inadequate.
One of his three former national security advisors, John Bolton, joined DW’s Tim Sebastian to discuss his impressions of President Trump on Conflict Zone. […]
Bolton characterizes White House infighting as part of Trump’s managerial style. “I think that Trump is very mistrustful of not only the bureaucracy as a whole, but even his own staff.”
“He still hasn’t fully appreciated what it means to be president of the United States,” Bolton added.
When asked about Trump’s admiration of dictators, Bolton demurred: “I’m not a shrink, I don’t psychoanalyze people.”
But he did offer this: “Trump, in a sense, envied the Xi Jinpings and the Vladimir Putins. He liked talking to ‘big guys.’ You know, ‘big guys’ get together and they do ‘big guy’ things. I think it was that simplistic.” […]
Was obstruction of justice a way of life by Trump as Bolton writes in his book? “I am not a prosecutor,” Bolton said, but added he had reported questionable decisions to the attorney general and White House legal counsel.
Bolton said fewer US officials are now prepared to disagree with Trump. “The number of people in inside the government who were willing to challenge Trump on a number of these issues has diminished over time.” …
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And, jOkeass did?
Good point! War profiteers have always been the cheerleaders on the sidelines kicking their lipsxatbthe thought of increased profits.
Can someone p[lease geld Bolton with a dull fork???
Just to speed up the process the deep state started?
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