Bolton: Trump’s Tough Talk on Panama Canal ‘Makes Us Look Ridiculous’

Breitbart ^ | 01/24/2025 | Pam Key

[ChicagoConservative27]

Former National Security Adviser John Bolton claimed Friday on CNN’s “Newsroom” that President Donald Trump talking about taking back the Panama Canal and not ruling out using military force “makes us look ridiculous.”

Host Jim Acosta said, “I just wanted to get your take on what Trump said during his inaugural speech earlier this week that the U.S. should take back the Panama Canal. Do you take that seriously? And what does that mean, take back the panama canal? Does he mean some sort of military operation or pressuring the Panamanians to hand it back over to the U.S.?”

Bolton said, “Well, he was asked specifically, you know, he wouldn’t rule out military force. I mean, I think it’s ridiculous. I think it makes us look ridiculous. He said in the inaugural that the Chinese are running the Panama canal. They absolutely are not. He had said earlier Chinese soldiers were running the canal, which they absolutely are not. There’s a problem with Chinese port operations around the world, I think in many strategic places. There’s a couple of Chinese port operations on the Pacific coast of the Panama canal. They’re not running the canal itself.”

[ChicagoConservative27]

This from a guy that convinced Bush 43 to blow up the middle east. STFU already and look in the mirror.

[SkyDancer]

Bolton looks ridiculous.

[Redleg Duke]

Bolton interviewed by Acosta…Bevis and Butthead!

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Acosta and Bolton? Ha, ha, ha…

[DIRTYSECRET]

My friends he’s outside looking in. Would Andrew Breitbart put it out there?

Has National Review gotten any better since Buckley’s gone?

[Bookshelf]

Two has-beens commiserating.

[PMAS]

Jim Acosta is getting relegated to CNN’s graveyard shift, and this is why

[HYPOCRACY]

Translation: I can’t believe I can’t make money at this anymore!

[FlingWingFlyer]

Still unemployed, huh Johnny Boy. Just keep lookin’. There has to be somebody out there that will hire you.

[BigFreakinToad]

as opposed to mumbling Joe

[Enterprise]

Hey Wally Walrus - ya wanna sardine?

[SunkenCiv]

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[cgbg]

Bolton is now a non-person.

The mass media is always the last to know.

[Sequoyah101]

Bolton could be right. He is the world’s leading expert on looking ridiculous you know?

[John Milner]

Speaking of ridiculous....

Can’t someone that knows him tell him?

Never go full David Crosby, dude. Shave/trim the moustache.

[fireman15]

Happier days advising fellow intellectual GW about how to get into another never-ending war in the Middle East.

[kiryandil]

Bolton looks naked without his security clearance and his Secret Service security detail...

goo goo g’joob

[MikelTackNailer]

[dfwgator]

Even W found Bolton’s story tiresome.

[marktwain]

Bolton is looking ridiculous.