1 week Ago By [email protected] (Oliver Willis)
John Bolton, a former national security adviser in Donald Trump’s White House, reacted with horror to Trump’s selection of former Reps. Tulsi Gabbard and Matt Gaetz to serve in his Cabinet. Trump has tapped Gaetz , who has been under investigation for alleged child sex trafficking, to head the Department of Justice.
The president-elect also picked Gabbard , who has praised Russian dictator Vladimir Putin even as he acted against the United States, to be the national intelligence chief. “It must be the worst nomination for a Cabinet position in American history,” Bolton told NBC News, referring to Gaetz’s nomination. “Gaetz is not only totally incompetent for this job, he doesn’t have the character.
He is a person of moral turpitude.” Bolton then called on Republicans to oppose the nomination. x x YouTube Video Appearing on CNN, Bolton compared the nomination of Gabbard to the legend of Roman Emperor Caligula nominating his horse as consul.
Bolton described Gabbard and Gaetz as “two people who are totally unqualified, unfit professionally, and really lacking in moral characteristics—the character that you need to hold these jobs.” x x YouTube Video Bolton served as United Nations ambassador under then-President George W. Bush and became disliked among the left for the role he played in backing the Iraq war .
He later served as Trump’s national security adviser from April 2018 to September 2019. Earlier this year, Bolton noted his disillusionment with Trump in the foreword to a revised edition of his memoir, where he described the Republican leader as “unfit” for the presidency. In a January interview, Bolton said Trump pursued vendettas against his enemies over the priorities of the United States when in office and feared he would do so again if elected.
Bolton’s concerns about Trump’s nominations echo many others—with the bonus weight of understanding precisely how Trump operates and how the results could spiral out of control for the country. Campaign Action.
