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still_one

(92,060 posts)
Tue Aug 29, 2017, 08:09 PM Aug 2017

Bolton says he's no longer allowed to see Trump

"Washington (CNN)A hawkish ally of Donald Trump claims he cannot see the President due to "staff changes" at the White House.
John Bolton, a former US ambassador to the UN who at one point was a candidate to lead the State Department, claimed in a National Review op-ed published Monday that his plan for the US to exit the Iran nuclear deal had to be presented publicly, because staff changes at the White House have made "presenting it to President Trump impossible."
CNN has reached out to the White House for comment.

His alleged snubbing is the latest development in the tug-of-war for influence over Trump's White House between firebrands such as Bolton and those who have taken a more moderate approach to foreign policy, such as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary James Mattis.

Bolton's op-ed comes days after Sebastian Gorka, who advocated a hawkish stance against terrorism, left his position as a White House adviser.

Chief of staff John Kelly, who assumed the role in late July, has been conducting a review of the West Wing that includes assessing individual staffers' portfolios."

http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/29/politics/bolton-iran-deal-cancel/index.html

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Bolton says he's no longer allowed to see Trump (Original Post) still_one Aug 2017 OP
Bolton is is a sick piece of shit. pangaia Aug 2017 #1
Well, MyOwnPeace Aug 2017 #2
Bolton is a bigger nutcase than Trump TlalocW Aug 2017 #3
That's probably a good thing. I despise Bolton as much as Trump. Hoyt Aug 2017 #4
And a "Goo Goo G'Joob" to him, too. longship Aug 2017 #5
Sweet musical reference to the walrus ChubbyStar Aug 2017 #6
Have you seen H2O Man Aug 2017 #7
I'm surprised he's allowed to see anybody... Wounded Bear Aug 2017 #8
His Wife And Kids Stay At The Abuse Shelter Grassy Knoll Aug 2017 #9
The Current Administration Has Finally Done Something Right Leith Aug 2017 #10
Good news Hieronymus Aug 2017 #11

MyOwnPeace

(16,917 posts)
2. Well,
Tue Aug 29, 2017, 08:19 PM
Aug 2017

there is ONE thing that has happened in DC that shows some brilliance on the part of someone.

But watch, Orange Cheat-o will probably "tweet" something about how Revoltin' Bolton is one great 'Merikan!"

TlalocW

(15,373 posts)
3. Bolton is a bigger nutcase than Trump
Tue Aug 29, 2017, 08:29 PM
Aug 2017

Trump doesn't really have an ideology other than
1. Does doing something help the Trump brand?
2. Does doing something piss off people he doesn't like?

That combined with the fact that he's a fuckin' idiot, and someone like Bolton could talk him into nuking the rest of the world.

TlalocW

ChubbyStar

(3,191 posts)
6. Sweet musical reference to the walrus
Tue Aug 29, 2017, 10:34 PM
Aug 2017

Myself I was thinking "How am I supposed to live without you", I know it is a different Bolton but another cosmic douche as well.

Leith

(7,807 posts)
10. The Current Administration Has Finally Done Something Right
Tue Aug 29, 2017, 11:07 PM
Aug 2017

Bolton was probably pushing for nuking North Korea.

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