John Bolton Is Living His Dream
President Trump’s national security adviser has been portrayed as a dangerous bully on the world stage. But now, he finds himself in an unusual role: adult in the room.
By ELISE LABOTT February 04, 2019
In mid-January, President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, took a call from the boss.
“Did you see the tweet?†the president asked Bolton.
A few minutes earlier, Trump had casually threatened to “devastate Turkey economically†should it defy his warnings not to attack Kurdish fighters in Syria allied with the United States. Bolton saw the tweet before taking the call, though he didn’t know it was coming.
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Good write-up, fairly long.