John Bolton Compares Trump’s FBI Director Pick Kash Patel To Stalin’s Right-Hand Man

Republican National Security Adviser John Bolton listens as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a Cabinet meeting in the White House Cabinet Room on February 12, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) OAN Staff Blake Wolf12:52 PM – Monday, December 2, 2024 John Bolton, former national security adviser to President-elect […]
John Bolton compares Kash Patel to Stalin’s right-hand man after Trump’s FBI nomination

Former national security adviser John Bolton called on the Senate to reject President-elect Trump's nomination of Kash Patel to head the FBI, likening the move to Joseph Stalin's reign of terror. Bolton, who served in the first Trump administration, issued a statement to NBC News about the selection. “Meet the Press” anchor Kristin Welker shared […]
John Bolton compares Kash Patel to Soviet secret police leader

Former National Security Adviser John Bolton has compared President-elect Trump's pick to head the FBI, Kash Patel, to Lavrenti Beria, one of the Soviet Union's most feared secret police chiefs. “President Trump has named Kash Patel to be his Lavrenti Beria,” Bolton said during an appearance on the show. NBC News' “Meet The Press” on […]
John Bolton rips into Trump’s pick for counter-terrorism chief Sebastian Gorka | Trump administration

President Trump's former national security adviser, John Bolton, accused the president-elect's pick to lead counterterrorism, Sebastian Gorka, of being a “fraud” and said the selection “will be a huge impediment to counterterrorism efforts.” That doesn't bode well.” [national security council’s] That's the kind of person a senior director is. ” President Trump praised Gorka, a […]
Bolton slams Trump's pick for counterterrorism director as 'con man'

Former National Security Adviser John Bolton on Friday accused Sebastian Gorka of being a “fraud” after the latter selected him to lead the country's counterterrorism efforts for a second term. did. “Well, Sebastian Gorka is a fraud. I wouldn't want him in any U.S. government,” Bolton said. said CNN's Caitlan Collins asked about the choice. […]
Bolton: Moscow, Beijing should feel ‘a lot of relief’ if Gabbard is confirmed as DNI

Former national security adviser John Bolton says Russia and China will be “hugely relieved” if former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii is confirmed as President-elect Trump's director of national intelligence. he said. “She doesn't have the ability to do that,” Bolton said on CNN on Sunday. “Her judgment is non-existent. The idea that she […]
Elon Musk blasts John Bolton as ‘staggeringly dumb warmonger’ after criticism of Trump AG pick Matt Gaetz

Business mogul Elon Musk slams former national security adviser John Bolton after he criticized President-elect Donald Trump's decision to select Matt Gaetz as attorney general. did. Bolton appeared on “Meet the Press NOW” and said the nomination “has to be the worst Cabinet nomination in American history.” In a post on X, Musk called Bolton […]
John Bolton calls Matt Gaetz’s AG nomination worst ‘in American history’

Former National Security Adviser John Bolton slammed Congressman Matt Gaetz's nomination for attorney general as “the worst in American history,” while former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Gaetz was “the worst person in American history who won't be confirmed.” “I know everything,” he asserted firmly. “Well, this is probably the worst Cabinet nomination in American […]
Bolton calls for FBI investigations before Gaetz, Gabbard confirmations

Former National Security Adviser John Bolton announced Wednesday that President-elect Trump's nominees for Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and Attorney General, former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (R-Hawaii) and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida), states) should not participate in the presidential election. He must not appear at his Senate confirmation hearing until he is investigated by the FBI. […]
Bolton: Trump wants “subservience” not “loyalty” from appointees

Former National Security Adviser John Bolton says President-elect Trump has begun to announce appointments to key roles in the next administration. He said he was asking for “obedience.” “As I've said before, I don't think loyalty is really the right word,” he said Wednesday on CNN. “I think it's loyalty. That's what President Trump is […]