Bolton hits Biden for putting ‘enormous pressure’ on Israel to not ‘do more’ to Iran
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The Hill ^
| 04/20/2024 | Tara Suter
Former national security adviser John Bolton criticized President Biden for putting “enormous pressure” on Israel to not “do more” to Iran Friday, after the country launched retaliatory strikes on Israel following an attack earlier this month in Syria. Early Friday, the Israeli military struck close to a major air base and nuclear
site in Iran. The strike seemed to be a response to the drone and missile strikes that took place last weekend.
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John Bolton: Trump ‘Doesn’t Have Any Idea What to Do in the Middle East’
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Breitbart ^
| 04/14/2024 | Pam Key
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton claimed Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that former President Donald Trump did not have any idea what to do in the Middle East. Anchor Jake Tapper said, “Former President Trump last night at a rally in Pennsylvania, Shanksville, said that none of this would
have happened if he had been president. Take a listen to what he said.”
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Bolton: Biden ‘Embarrassment to the United States’ for Asking Israel Not to Retaliate Against Iran
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Breitbart ^
| 04/14/2024 | Pam Key
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton claimed Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that President Joe Biden is “an embarrassment to the United States” for encouraging Israel not to retaliate against Iran. Bolton said, “Last night, the Iranians launched 320-plus cruise and ballistic missiles and drones. It’s
a blessing that the Israelis find only 1% got through, but not every night is going to be that good. And unless Iran sees a powerful response, that risk will continue. And the way to re-establish deterrence is not proportional. That’s academic talk.”
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Bolton: Trump ‘Has Simple-Minded Ideas About How the World Works’
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Breitbart ^
| 04/10/2024 | Pam Key
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that former President Donald Trump had “simple-minded ideas about how the world works.” Bolton
said, “I think it’s important to understand, and this is especially important for Trump critics to understand, he doesn’t have a philosophy. He doesn’t think in policy terms, as that’s conventionally understood in Washington. He thinks in anecdotal, ad hoc, transactional terms, seeing through the prism of how does this benefit Donald Trump.”
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John Bolton to Newsmax: No Ukraine in NATO Anytime Soon
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Newsmax ^
| April 5, 2024 | James Morley III
John Bolton, a former ambassador and national security adviser, told Newsmax on Friday that the world shouldn't read too deeply into Secretary of State Antony Blinken's statement regarding NATO. Bolton said Ukraine wouldn't be admitted to the alliance "anytime too soon." On
Thursday, speaking to reporters in Brussels, Blinken said, "Ukraine will become a member of NATO. Our purpose at the summit is to help build a bridge to that membership." The former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said that "Hungary among others" would not agree to welcoming Ukraine under the current conditions. "NATO has never taken in as...
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Bolton claims Trump ‘doesn’t have the brains’ to be a dictator
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The Hill ^
| 03/30/2024 | LAUREN IRWIN
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton said in an interview that his former boss, former President Trump “doesn’t have the brains” to be a dictator, as questions arise about what a second Trump term would look like. Conservative
French outlet Le Figaro asked Bolton if Trump had dictatorial tendencies in an interview published Thursday. “He hasn’t got the brains! He’s a property developer for God’s sake!” Bolton replied. Trump, the lone remaining contender for the GOP presidential nomination, met with Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán earlier this month. The meeting at his Mar-a-Lago estate continued his embrace of autocratic leaders...
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Bolton: Navalny’s murder demonstrates Putin’s confidence
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The Hill ^
| 02/19/2024 | John Bolton
Alexei Navalny’s death in a Russian prison camp elicited widespread condemnation, and Western leaders demanded that Russian President Vladimir Putin be held accountable. A
fierce Putin critic, Navalny returned to Russia in January 2021 after recovering from a 2020 attempted assassination by poisoning that was almost certainly ordered by the Kremlin. He was immediately jailed. President Joe Biden said Friday, “Make no mistake: Putin is responsible for Navalny’s death … What has happened to Navalny is yet more proof of Putin’s brutality.” Of course, there are always exceptions. In 2020, then-President Donald Trump declined to blame Russia’s government for the...
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1957: Walter James Bolton, the last hanged in New Zealand
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ExecutedToday.com ^
| Febuary 18, 2011 | Headsman
New Zealand got itself permanently out of the execution business after hanging Walter Bolton this date in 1957 for the murder of his wife. The
68-year-old farmer was condemned after his wife finally succumbed to a year-long bout with some mysterious recurring ailment — and the post-mortem revealed long-term arsenic poisoning. Since Bolton turned out to have been having an affair with his wife’s sister, the pieces just fell right into place. Jurors found these circumstances credible enough to stretch Bolton’s neck, but there’s the small problem that Walter Bolton himself also tested for arsenic poisoning. The defense argued that...
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Bolton:I endorsed @GovLarryHogan today and pledged the maximum amount of $10,000 from my PAC
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X ^
| 2.9.24 | John Bolton
I am sending best wishes to my good friend and former Governor Larry Hogan. I endorsed @GovLarryHogan today and pledged the maximum amount of $10,000 from my PAC. I look forward to helping Larry in any way I can. https://t.co/0lKzmjPtX2
https://t.co/k9WsQSQ2Zi— John Bolton (@AmbJohnBolton) February 9, 2024
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John Bolton says Nikki Haley should stay in 2024 presidential primary race through the GOP convention
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CBS News ^
| Feb 2, 2024 | Catherine Herridge
Some Republicans may be urging Nikki Haley to drop her presidential bid and step aside for former President Trump — but Trump's former national security adviser, John Bolton, disagrees with them all. "I
think she should stay in," he told CBS News in an interview Friday. "In fact, I think she should announce that she's gonna stay in through the [Republican] convention, no matter what happens in South Carolina, where it looks like she'll lose." Haley, he went on to say, "can carry the flag for everyone within the Republican party who doesn't want Trump to get the nomination." Yes,...
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John Bolton calls for ‘disproportionate’ strikes inside Iran after US deaths
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The Hill ^
| 01/29/2024 | LAUREN SFORZA
Former national security adviser John Bolton called for “disproportionate” strikes inside Iran after a drone attack killed three U.S. service members in Jordan over the weekend. Bolton
said Sunday night on NewsNation that the U.S. needs to carry out retaliatory attacks in the wake of the deadly drone strike. He said the U.S. needs to “impose enough pain on Iran” to ensure it does not attempt a similar attack on the U.S. again. “To be clear, I don’t think it should be proportionate. I think it should be disproportionate. That’s how you create deterrence in the mind of your adversary,...
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Michael Bolton reveals he had brain tumor surgery, taking a break from touring
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CBS News ^
| 01/05/24 | Cara Tabachnick
Crooner Michael Bolton has revealed that just before the holidays he had to have "immediate surgery" to remove a brain tumor. He
said in a Facebook post that thanks to his "incredible medical team, the surgery was a success." "I am now recuperating at home and surrounded by the tremendous love and support of my family," he wrote. He added that for the next few months, he'll be focusing his time and energy on his recovery and will have to take "a temporary break" from touring.
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Bolton: Colorado Disqualification Decision ‘Incoherent,’ SCOTUS ‘Will Reverse’
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Breitbart ^
| 12/20/2023 | Pam Key
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton said Tuesday on CNN’s “The Source” that the Colorado Supreme Court decision disqualifying former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 ballot was “incoherent,” and he predicted it will be overturned. Partial
transcript as follows: KAITLAN COLLINS: Ambassador Bolton, when you look at this, this measure that was put in place to to keep former confederates from returning to power, I mean, what do you make of it being used here? BOLTON: I think it’s completely misplaced. I think this this Colorado Supreme Court decision is badly wrong for multiple reasons. Number one, the...
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Bolton: Congress Must Support Ukraine or 'Russia Will Win'
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Newsmax ^
| December 3, 2023 | Theodore Bunker
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton this week called on Congress to “quickly” pass additional aid for Ukraine, warning that “Russia will win” if the U.S. doesn’t act. Many
congressional Republicans have come out against additional support for Ukraine. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, recently questioned “Why would we ever debate giving another dollar to Ukraine when our borders are wide open … and this administration refuses to do anything about it?”
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Bolton: ‘Hamas Couldn’t Care Less About a Humanitarian Pause’ — This Is a Ceasefire Attempt
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Breitbart ^
| 11/23/2023 | Pam Key
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton said Thursday on CNN’s “News Central” that “Hamas couldn’t care less about a humanitarian pause” but was using it to get to a ceasefire. Bolton
said, “The game that’s being played here is Hamas couldn’t care less about a humanitarian pause. What they’re interested in is getting a pause started, and then extending it to become a truce, and then extending it further to become a ceasefire. Now, that may not happen all at once, but Hamas benefits more than the Israeli Defense Forces do by having this pause.”
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Bolton & Biden Agree [semi-satire]
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Semi-News/Semi-Satire ^
| 1 October 2023 | John Semmens
Trump's former National Security Adviser John Bolton warned that "a second Trump Administration would lead to a constitutional crisis. What
will happen when the career people in the Department of Justice, military, and other government agencies resign en masse? It will be the demise of the permanent government institutions that have run this country for generations. Ordinary Americans will be paralyzed with fear. There will be no one to tell them how to live their lives." In a speech commemorating the late Sen. John McCain (R-Az), President Biden lashed out at "the menace Trump and his voters pose to our...
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Bolton says second Trump term could bring 'constitutional crisis'
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Washington Examiner ^
| September 27, 2023 | Misty Severi
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton warned voters on Tuesday that a second term in the White House for former President Donald Trump could trigger a constitutional crisis in the country. Bolton
said his issue with a possible second term, should his former boss win reelection in 2024, is that the second Trump presidency could bring down major United States institutions by driving major leaders to resign. One of the greatest dangers that a second Trump term brings would be a constitutional crisis," Bolton told CNN's Jake Tapper. "Who is he going to nominate to be attorney general, and [what...
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Bolton says he’s concerned a second Trump presidency would bring ‘constitutional crisis’
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The Hill ^
| 09/27/2023 | SARAH FORTINSKY
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton, who served in the Trump Administration, said on Tuesday that he fears a second Trump term would bring “constitutional crisis” but that he still has faith in the strength and integrity of the country’s institutions. “I
think it’s almost certain that the top level of the second Trump term will be the bottom level on January 20, 2021. And then it will go downhill from there. But the consequence doesn’t mean that the government will then be under his control,” he said in an interview on CNN’s “The Lead” with Jake Tapper. “One of...
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John Bolton says Vivek Ramaswamy reminds him of Trump and blasts both GOP candidates over their foreign policy acumen: 'They might as well be in kindergarten'
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Business Insider ^
| 9.5.2023 | John Dorman
...."I think Ramaswamy reminds me an awful lot of Donald Trump," Bolton said in response to Ramaswamy expressing a need for facts in order to call Russian President Vladimir Putin a war criminal. "He
has very firm opinions on subjects he knows absolutely nothing about and this was an example of it." "The main point is that Ramaswamy has made other points about this war and about what he's going to do to try and solve it," Bolton said. "Like Trump said, he would put Zelenskyy and Putin in a room and have it solved in 24 hours. Ramaswamy is...
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Bolton says Trump ‘can spend a little of his own money’ on legal defense
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The Hill ^
| 08/28/2023 | MIRANDA NAZZARO
John Bolton, a former national security adviser to former President Trump, said Monday the former president “can spend a little of his own money” on his legal defense. “People
who worry about whether poor Donald Trump’s going to have enough money for campaign purposes and legal bills … he’s a gazillionaire, ask him, he’ll tell you frequently. He can spend a little of his own money,” Bolton said in an interview on NewsNation. “Well it befuddles me why anybody would give a billionaire money to pay their own legal bills,” Bolton said. Trump’s campaign confirmed last weekend the former president...
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