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I found this section of the Bolton book -- and a remark made by then-WH chief of staff John Kelly -- rather jarring.
Bolton writes of Trump& #39;s "vindictiveness, as evidenced by the constant eruptions against John McCain, even after McCain died and could do Trump no more harm...
Bolton writes of Trump& #39;s "vindictiveness, as evidenced by the constant eruptions against John McCain, even after McCain died and could do Trump no more harm...
2/ "Another example of his vindictiveness was Trump& #39;s August 15 decision to revoke former CIA Director John Brennan& #39;s security clearance."
Bolton didn& #39;t like Brennan but didn& #39;t approve of the move, either...
Bolton didn& #39;t like Brennan but didn& #39;t approve of the move, either...
3/ Kelly tells Bolton that he and the president argued about the move.
"Kelly told Trump it was & #39;not presidential,& #39; which was true, and he told me it was & #39;Nixonian,& #39; also true. & #39;Has there ever been a presidency like this?& #39; Kelly asked me, and I assured him there had not..."
"Kelly told Trump it was & #39;not presidential,& #39; which was true, and he told me it was & #39;Nixonian,& #39; also true. & #39;Has there ever been a presidency like this?& #39; Kelly asked me, and I assured him there had not..."
4/ "In what by this point was already an emotional discussion for both of us, Kelly showed me a picture of his son, killed in Afghanistan in 2010. Trump had referred to him earlier that day, saying to Kelly, & #39;you suffered the worst.& #39; ...
5/ "...Since Trump was disparaging the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq at the time, he had seemingly implied that Kelly& #39;s son had died needlessly. & #39;Trump doesn& #39;t care what happens to these guys,& #39; Kelly said. & #39;He says it would be "cool" to invade Venezuela.& #39;"...
This is the former national security adviser, quoting the former WH chief of staff -- a retired Marine General who lost a son in Afghanistan -- saying that the president doesn& #39;t care what happens to U.S. servicemembers.
