In private speech, Bolton suggests some of Trump's foreign policy decisions are guided by personal i

[demmiblue]

Source: NBC News



Former national security adviser John Bolton derided President Donald Trump’s daughter and son-in-law during a private speech last week and suggested his former boss’ approach to U.S. policy on Turkey is motivated by personal or financial interests, several people who were present for the remarks told NBC News.

According to six people who were there, Bolton also questioned the merits of Trump applying his business acumen to foreign policy, saying such issues can’t be approached like the win-or-lose edict that drives real estate deals: When one deal doesn’t work, you move on to the next.

The description was part of a broader portrait Bolton outlined of a president who lacks an understanding of the interconnected nature of relationships in foreign policy and the need for consistency, these people said.

Bolton has kept a low public profile since he left the administration on Sept. 10, and efforts by Democrats to have him testify in the House impeachment inquiry into the president have stalled. But his pointed comments, at a private gathering last Wednesday at Morgan Stanley’s global investment event in Miami, painted a dark image of a president and his family whose potential personal gain is at the heart of decision-making, according to people who were present for his remarks.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/private-speech-bolton-suggests-some-trump-s-foreign-policy-decisions-n1080651

[jrthin]

1. And, water is wet. nt

[Uncle Joe]

2. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread demmiblue.

[Brainfodder]

3. In a shocker, doing exactly what we thought?

[Thomas Hurt]

4. lol, and how wilfully ignorant and stupid do you have to be to not see that coming.

[C_U_L8R]

5. Trump's acumen?

Seems to be quite an expert at going bankrupt, cheating people and sowing chaos.

[Lonestarblue]

6. Bolton needs to testify ASAP, and voluntarily.

John Bolton, be brave and do the right thing. You’re at retirement age and do not really need another role in government. Tell the House what you know, so we can get rid of this malignancy occupying the White House. I’m sure there’ll be plenty of craziness left over to turn your book into a bestseller.

[Julian Englis]

7. Sounds like a basis for impeachment to me.

The Republican responses to this ought to be interesting.

[Strelnikov_]

8. Agree

Time to open up a new line of inquiry.

This time we know who the whistle blower is.

[yellowcanine]

9. Bolton needs to STFU unless he is willing to go under oath and testify on impeachment.

Yeah I know he says he can't because of national security blah blah blah. He could at least testify on the allegations which are already public which he was privy to.