Stephen Colbert: Guest John Bolton
John Bolton: I Entered The Trump Administration Aware Of The ProblemsWhen former National Security Advisor John Bolton voted for Donald Trump in 2016 he decided to roll the dice on an unknown instead of backing a Democrat. Amb. Bolton made a similar gamble when he joined the Trump administration thinking he could help guide what he knew was a problematic approach to foreign policy. His new book "The Room Where It Happened" is out now.
John Bolton Would Vote Steve Mnuchin And Rudy Giuliani Off Trump Island
When asked by Stephen Colbert which Trump administration figures he would eliminate given the chance, former National Security Advisor John Bolton names Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin as the person doing the most policy damage and Rudy Giuliani as the worst of the President's outside influences. All of this is discussed in his new book "The Room Where It Happened."
John Bolton: What We Don't Know Will Hurt Us Regarding Trump's Dealings In Ukraine
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton believes there is more damaging behavior yet to be revealed with regards to President Trump's quid pro quo with Ukraine and similar dealings with other foreign governments. Bolton discusses this and more in his new book :The Room Where It Happened."
John Bolton: Republicans Face A Reckoning After The 2020 Election No Matter Who Wins
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton argues that, regardless of who wins the presidential election this year, the GOP has much soul-searching to do after backing Donald Trump throughout his term in office. Amb. Bolton's new book "The Room Where It Happened" is out now.
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My impression was, early on, that Stephen was close to losing his temper. Not surprising after all he's said about Bolton over the past 2+ years! But he's enough of a pro that he held it together. 
He had so many opportunities to speak up and instead he walked away and decided to sell a book revealing the atrocities that he witnessed. He could have done something when he had the chance, but instead he's revealing what he knew on his book tour... 
But apparently there are no Republican patriots currently serving in our Senate this time around. And they aren't actually Republicans, which was also brought up, they've sworn allegiance to a narcissist traitor! 
Who appear and are very vocal on the news shows, Steve Schmidt being the most vociferous and articulate. But where are the patriots among our elected representatives?? They work for us and are letting us down tremendously by siding with a would-be dictator rather the Constution that they swore to uphold and those Americans that they were elected to represent! 
I didn't vote for John McCain, but I never doubted his patriotism. And Mittens Romney was a surprise to me, but we'll take what we can get. But the mind-blowing aspect of all this is he's all we've got! The US Senate in particular needs a serious house cleaning, they have tied themselves forever to Trump and history will judge them along with Benedict Arnold and the worst of the Civil War confederates.
And what was the reason for the entire Republican contingency to vote in lockstep??
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Yes, we all know who John Bolton is, that was no surprise, but I was anxious to see how Colbert would handle it since I'm well aware of how ruthlessly he's gone after Bolton (with the help of Dana Carvey) as far back as he's been in the news. And he got in another parting shot tonight!
To me, the way Colbert handled this interview was the interesting and newsworthy part. He had obviously done his homework (also, no surprise) and because he devoted the entire show to exposing him for who he is on every issue, that's why this interview deserves our attention.
Early on, I detected a quick flash of temper on his face, but he persevered and got in every question on every issue, and no news show or journalist interview could have done better. And he's a late night comedian! We already know that politics is Stephen Colbert's prevailing interest, but he outdid even himself on this one. And I'm rooting for him to finally beat out his pal John Oliver for the Emmy this year! 
