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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump and Bolton will come into conflict very quickly.
Bolton is very opinionated and has a strong personality. Since neither Bolton nor Trump is capable of compromise things will fall apart as soon as the first decision comes up.
Trump will fire Bolton as soon as he feels threatened.
spanone
(135,632 posts)forgotmylogin
(7,496 posts)flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)I was thinking about all the blow Scaramucci must have done to be so amped all the time. Then I got to thinking, maybe that's the reason Bolton's mustache was always so white, even back when his hair wasn't?
A giblet can dream...
forgotmylogin
(7,496 posts)dhol82
(9,351 posts)Atman
(31,464 posts)Bolton will give him justification and a scapegoat for when it all goes wrong.
NewJeffCT
(56,827 posts)he'll push war in Iran and/or North Korea and the media will fall in line behind Trump to support the new "War President"
PearliePoo2
(7,768 posts)So how can BLOTUS allow him to deal harshly with his Master Putin?
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)I think he is on the payroll.
TubbersUK
(1,439 posts)Link to tweet
Raw Story
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WATCH: John Bolton praises new era of freedom under Putin in bizarre propaganda video for Russian gun group https://www.rawstory.com/2018/03/watch-john-bolton-praises-new-era-freedom-putin-bizarre-propaganda-video-russian-gun-group/
2:56 PM - Mar 22, 2018
dalton99a
(81,065 posts)Soxfan58
(3,479 posts)North Korea and Iran will be his focus, In Trump's mind congress would not think of impeaching a President in a time of war, unfortunately he may be right. Bolton is great at wanting wars fought by other peoples kids
poboy2
(2,078 posts)FSogol
(45,355 posts)Last edited Fri Mar 23, 2018, 10:35 AM - Edit history (1)
architect of that decision. Then he brags about meeting with Kim Jong-un and then hires someone who advocates a first strike on North Korea.
PearliePoo2
(7,768 posts)As Mika said today on 'MORNING JOE', all that matters to him is SEX and MONEY.
I would add that the third priority are his ratings and seeing his name and face on media and in print. It's all a big show for this idiot but a very dangerous one for every living thing on the planet.
Mika also said that when he was getting his first security briefing, he asked three times, "Why do we have nukes, if we're not going to use them?" Holy shit.
As far as Bolton, the more I read and learn, I now agree that Russia won't be in his sights right now, he'll be focused on getting his 'War On' with Iran and North Korea. Bolton sees the entire world as a bunch of nails and he's the hammer.
This weekend may turn out to be one to remember in history and not in a good way. "Buckle up" is putting it mildly.
Wwcd
(6,288 posts)Wasn't Mooch about 3 days?
Man that's tough to beat.
Will Bolton be clinging to Trump's life raft before he can get his war on?
I'm trying to think of his replacement but all the familiar names have already been fired!
MaryMagdaline
(6,849 posts)Trump will not like being lectured to and will come to resent Bolton.
MGKrebs
(8,138 posts)And if Bolton had any sense he would realize that this is a ridiculous situation for himself.
The fact that neither of them care about that is kind of frightening.
But I assume that Goebbels and Goring weren't shrinking violets either, so who knows.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)Bolton's additional job duty is to oust Kelly and then take his place as well. Ya think the WH staff is stressed. It's getting far worst for the WH staff.
samnsara
(17,570 posts).......Testosterone poisoning
still_one
(91,943 posts)The Blue Flower
(5,419 posts)And then it will be mutually assured destruction between the two of them.
DFW
(54,050 posts)I think he'll tolerate it longer than we think. If Bolton doesn't start World War Three first, I think it'll be weeks or even months before Trump gets tired of him.
I know one thing that could get Bolton fired--if he starts some stupid conflict and a Trump property gets destroyed, and his insurance company refuses to pay because he started the war himself. THEN Trump will get pissed enough to go looking for a scapegoat.
CottonBear
(21,596 posts)I had not considered that. Good point DFW.
monmouth4
(9,663 posts)CottonBear
(21,596 posts)monmouth4
(9,663 posts)DFW
(54,050 posts)If it re-elects Bill Nelson to the Senate, that's a very real possibility.
C_U_L8R
(44,891 posts)Its only a matter of time before he treats Trump like the idiot he is.
MissKat
(218 posts)once that starts
and John boy gets ALL THE ATTENTION
when all the stations all the time are focused on John boy
What's John Bolton doing? What's John Bolton thinking? JOHN JOHN JOHN JOHN...instead of Don Don Don
it will be just like the Mooch
C-YA
John Bolton will realize that Trump is the bus and he's been rolled
Chakaconcarne
(2,387 posts)couple few weeks to keep the news cycles away from russians and storms...
TheBlackAdder
(28,070 posts)think4yourself
(837 posts)That is the creepiest thing I have read today! lmao
Generic Brad
(14,270 posts)Bolton won't be able to kiss his ass properly without a mustache ride.
magicarpet
(13,935 posts).... tRdump wrestles Bolton to the floor of the Oval Office - plugs in a powerful industrial hedge trimmer - and ruthlessly goes after Bolton's mustache and shaves his upper lip bare. This will settle once and for all - King tRdump of Orange is the king of the castle and everyone else on the planet is there to serve only him.
catrose
(5,047 posts)HipChick
(25,485 posts)lark
(23,003 posts)However, he almost out trumps drumpf, and that will not be tolerated. Orange assface won't be able to take someone else trying to suck up all the air in the room and will promptly get rid of him. Only one clown is allowed at the top in his bizarro world.
Eyeball_Kid
(7,410 posts)And Bolton has a whole army of skeletons in his closet. Before he gets to sit down in his office, he'll be ripped apart by the press and other politicians. He'll be damaged goods from the get-go.
Both Trumpy and Bolton are major bullies. But Bolton WILL have to kiss Trumpy's fat ass in order to survive, which means he'll have to bury his head in those ample cheeks, occasionally come up for air to breathe and wipe off the butt sweat.
One of the interesting dynamics that will play out is that Trumpy uses his bullying to promote himself. He's really not interested in war, even though he can talk himself into it if he tries. Bolton, on the other hand, is mesmerized by the power of killing on a massive scale, and is far more serious about blowing up parts of the globe and killing millions just to prove a hypothetical point. Trumpy, then, may inherit the position of RESTRAINING Bolton, who may not really understand Trumpy's con game. Therein lies the pending conflict, IMO.
Pauldg47
(640 posts)MrScorpio
(73,626 posts)He must already know that the best way to say on Trump's good side is to kiss his ass like it's nobody's business.
Now whether or not Bolton is that conniving, we'll just have to see. But at some point he's going to slip up and try to browbeat Trump... And that's when he'll be toast.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,282 posts)So they might clash on that topic.
mountain grammy
(26,568 posts)It's scary that they might get along.. This is a very dangerous time, right now.
TNLib
(1,819 posts)It's the merging of the nightmare warmongering foreign policy of the neocons and a completely incompetent nut bag administration.
wishstar
(5,267 posts)because Bolton will not get along well with others as he will probably get rid of McMaster's national security staffers to replace them with hard line nuts with dubious connections.
not fooled
(5,791 posts)play out in real life.
Thanks, all the idiots who voted for dump. Plus, Susan Sarandon and her ilk.
BannonsLiver
(16,161 posts)I don't expect it will last very long.