Written by Frank Li
John Bolton’s “tell-all” book (“The Room Where It Happened“) will be out soon. There are plenty of leaks and comments in the media already.
In this post, I will share four excerpts and briefly comment on them.
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1. Excerpt 1: getting re-elected ad nauseam
Below is an excerpt from “Bolton Book Hitting Trump Draws White House Rebuke” (WSJ, June 18, 2020).
“I am hard-pressed to identify any significant Trump decision during my tenure that wasn’t driven by reelection calculations,” Mr. Bolton writes.
I told you so!
Two informative readings:
2. Excerpt 2: trade war with China
Below is an excerpt from the same article shown above.
At a meeting with China’s Mr. Xi in Osaka, Japan, Mr. Bolton writes, Mr. Trump turned the conversation to the 2020 U.S. election, pleading with Mr. Xi to help him win, stressing the importance of farmers and increased Chinese purchase of soybeans and wheat to the vote outcome.
I told you so!
As I published, repeatedly, that there is no way for President Trump to win the trade war against China for one main reason: Trump’s war is tabled to his re-election schedule, but President Xi has no re-election to worry about, while fully knowing Trump’s limitations!
Two informative readings:
3. Excerpt 3: Trump vs. Putin
Below is an excerpt from this article: Bolton: Putin thinks ‘he can play’ Trump like a ‘fiddle’.
Former national security adviser John Bolton said in an interview to promote his new memoir that has rocked Washington that Russian President Vladimir Putin thinks he “can play” President Trump like a “fiddle.”
I told you so!
Trump is not in the same league as Russia’s Putin (or China’s Xi)! For more, read: Trump vs. Putin and Xi.
4. Excerpt 4: Trump on Bolton
Below is an excerpt from “Trump Calls Former Aide a ‘Hated’ Liar” (WSJ, June 18, 2020).
Trump said he kept Mr. Bolton on staff as a negotiation tool, to instill fear in other world leaders. Mr. Trump said he blocked Mr. Bolton several times, from pushing the U.S. into a war, but declined to give an example.
This is true, very likely!
Additionally, President Trump is likely to have used Peter Navarro the same way, specifically for waging the trade war against China!
Bottom line: Nobody takes these two extremists seriously, except for themselves!
5. Discussion
Bolton’s book is yet another blow to the President. However, nothing in the book should surprise anybody, as it just re-affirms many negatives about this President.
John Bolton is not honorable!
Two examples:
- He did not speak out while working in the White House.
- He chose not to testify during the Trump impeachment hearings.
Instead, he is speaking out now to sell the book!
Below is an honorable example – You stand up like a man after making a grave mistake while on the job!
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6. Closing
This book offers yet another piece of evidence that neither President Trump nor John Bolton has served America well!
America, reform our failing political system, as I have suggested (American Democracy – Why is it failing & how to fix it?), or become a fiddle, second to China!
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