Bolton: Trump is "determined, despite the political noise in the U.S.", to snuggle up to Putin

[Miles Archer]

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John Bolton: "The president determined, despite the political noise in the U.S., that direct communication between him and President Putin was in the interest of the United States, in the interest of Russia, and in the interest of peace and security around the world."

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[Iliyah]

1. Duh.

Obviously, GOP supporters don't give a shit, but we do, the ones who cares.

[CrispyQ]

2. Trump in the image above: "Guarantee me a GOP congress this November, &

I'll guarantee you that this country will be an empty shell in two years."

[spanone]

3. he wants to be 'president' for life....maybe putin can supply that

[Miles Archer]

4. He claims he's "not going anywhere."

Congratulations to Maxine Waters, whose crazy rants have made her, together with Nancy Pelosi, the unhinged FACE of the Democrat Party. Together, they will Make America Weak Again! But have no fear, America is now stronger than ever before, and I’m not going anywhere!

4:18 AM - 27 Jun 2018

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[pangaia]

5. Somebody should grab Bolton's stache at both ends and yank really hard.

[UCmeNdc]

6. Trump's real power comes from Putin. When you see Trump you see Putin.

Putin is making the decisions within the Trump administration. Americans just have not understood that yet.

Trump is actively undermining Germany for Russia's benefit.

[smirkymonkey]

7. Ugh! Bolton.

"I am the walrus, Goo goo g'joob"

[Hoyt]

8. I despise bolton as much as any warmongering, racist GOPer.

[BumRushDaShow]

9. What koolaid did they feed to Bolton?

This is like the antithesis of everything he stands for!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

10. That sure doesn't sound like the old Bolton.

What does Trump have on him? Or is he so happy to be important again that he'll do a 180 from everything he said a few years ago?

In fact, here's what Bolton said about Russia just four months ago:

In speeches, interviews and op-eds, Bolton has called Putin a liar who aligns himself with America’s enemies, and whose country is a long-term strategic threat to the United States.

Bolton said the Russian leader lied to Trump when they met last July at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, and Putin denied interfering in the U.S. elections. Trump later said he believed Putin....

“Trump got to experience Putin looking him in the eyes and lying to him, denying Russian interference in the election,” Bolton wrote in an op-ed in The Telegraph last July, a few days after the G20 summit. “It should be a highly salutary lesson about the character of Russia’s leadership.”

“…And it should be a fire-bell-in-the-night warning about the value Moscow places on honesty, whether regarding election interference, nuclear proliferation, arms control or the Middle East: negotiate with today's Russia at your peril,” he added.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/30/trumps-national-security-adviser-john-bolton-called-russian-meddling-act-war/471079002/

[Girard442]

12. Bolton understands that Republicans have no future in a democracy.

He’d rather reign in Hell than serve in Heaven.

[Orsino]

11. In other words, Putin has pictures, video, audio and documents. n/t

[NastyRiffraff]

13. Is this going to be the official rollout

of handing the country over to Putin in return for Trump's dictatorship?

[louis-t]

14. Fuck Bolton.

Fuck him, fuck him, fuck, him. And I mean that with all due civility.

[gratuitous]

15. So Johnny, you think Trump has the intelligence and the judgment to do that?

Because I have seen no evidence of it at all. Considering how badly Trump got rolled by a minor league ham-and-egger like Kim Jong Un, Putin will pants him, take his lunch money, and give him a swirly and Trump will be smiling the whole time.

[sinkingfeeling]

16. When do we change our name to the United States of Russia?