John Bolton is an enemy of the American people.
Looks like Bolton is pulling a Max Boot.
Well, we know that’s a lie right there, because no American President in my 72 years, other than President Trump has ever even met in person, or made an attempt to meet with any leader of North Korea. Did he only meet with Kim to see if he could get two scoops of ice cream on his pie?
Bolton couldn’t win dog catcher.
Nowhere in the article do they refer to President Trump as “president.” Seemingly they cannot bear saying it.
Bolty just wants to make bucks off weapons sales! Eisenhower would have had him shot.
Read and heard the entire messaage. It was NOT anti-Trump. It was anti-Kim and that’s as it should be.
Does he still have his security clearance?
“Spose that is fake news?
Does he still have his security clearance?
Bolton was difficult even with the wussy Bush. I think a lot of people liked him then because he was hawkish - but he was also off the wall and an egomaniac. He hasn’t changed.
Absolute worst you can say about Pres. Trump re: North Korea is that he’s not been any more effective than all the other presidents from Eisenhower on. I’d add the modifier “yet” to that, as the fat lady hasn’t sung yet.
Having had a lot of respect for Bolton over the years, due to watching a number of his interviews and how he conducted himself on the issues addressed, it is literally shocking to me to see him come off looking this bad.
We talking about gamesmanship at the highest possible level, trying to defang a nuclear threat from perhaps the world’s biggest threat since Kim does not seem to fear reciprocity.
In marches Bolton to make it clear he disagrees with Trump, and so he should walk on Trump’s negotiation carpet, with severely muddy feet.
I consider this borderline actionable.
Three years and no significant progress made? Hmmmm. How many years has North Korea existed? How much progress did every prior administration make? Yet, orange man bad because he hasn’t fixed North Korea.
BTW, I’ll go so far as to say North Korea would be foolish to give up its nukes after what happened under the last administration. Look at Libya. There is nothing short of a fully ratified and signed treaty that would stop a future administration from reneging on any agreement.
To my memory, no current or former cabinet official has made a public declaration more damaging to US national security.
John Bolton is an enemy of the American people.
“To my memory, no current or former cabinet official has made a public declaration more damaging to US national security.”
I think John Kerry could challenge that.
There was A time when we cared about Bolton’s ideas. Our mistake.
How about if Trump is pursuing a different strategy, with North Korea’s expected ICBM test looked to as providing an occasion for the US to threaten to sell a large tranche of weapons to Taiwan and Japan and bolster defense ties with them? China will protest furiously, but Trump can demand that China shut down North Korea’s nuclear program or endure the consequences of the logical US counter-move.
Just wow. I used to respect John Bolton...
I agree - if this statement was actually made by Bolton and was accurately reported.
No well meaning and loyal American senior official would say such a thing. At best it's a reckless attempt to trigger Trump into being more aggressive. But given Kim's view of Bolton, any aggressive Trump action which seems to be in response to Bolton's comment would be counterproductive.
I can only conclude that Bolton just intends to damage the President irrespective of the strategic effect on the issue. Just a cheap political shot.
I don't know why former officials cannot exhibit the respect and professionalism to refrain from public comment on ongoing matters. Especially something of this importance. Absolutely bush league.