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Bolton warns a 2nd term for Trump is a danger to Israel, says he is eager for an Iran nuke deal

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Former National Security Advisor to the US Trump administration John Bolton has revealed that a second term for Trump is a danger to Israel, and expects that Trump’s policies could shift, Israeli media reported on Thursday.

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In a book he is promoting entitled The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir, Bolton expressed: “I lay out in the book how eager he [Trump] was to have a meeting with the Iranian leadership, whether [President Hassan] Rouhani or [Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali] Khamenei, to talk about getting a new nuclear deal with Iran.”

Bolton was interviewed by the Israeli Channel 13 and spoke about Trump and Netanyahu. “I think he [Trump] has his own definition of what amounts to honesty. He definitely has different versions of facts, they tend to come and go as they suit him,” Bolton disclosed.

“I found that very frustrating. I think foreign leaders found that very frustrating. It’s great if it works in your favour, it’s not so great when it works against you. I’d rather have someone more grounded in reality as president, I think it’s the safest way for America.”

On Trump’s desire to meet with Khamenei and Rouhani, Bolton explained: “Just as Kim Jong-un played Trump along in the Korea context. I worry that, in a second term, the Iranians might be able to do the same with Trump.”

Regarding Trump’s deal of the century, he noted: “Anyone who thinks ‘I’m just going to sit down and bring peace to the Middle East’ hasn’t been in the Middle East long enough to understand how deep these problems are.”

Bolton expressed little hope that Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner would be able to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: “It’s not going to happen, especially not in the next four months.”

On whether there are similarities between Trump and Netanyahu, Bolton clarified: “No, not at all. Prime Minister Netanyahu is a very successful politician. I’ve had the privilege of knowing him for many years, I’m a great admirer. Among other things, he’s a master of geopolitical strategic thinking.”

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5 responses to “Bolton warns a 2nd term for Trump is a danger to Israel, says he is eager for an Iran nuke deal”

  1. Felix Hoenikker Avatar
    Felix Hoenikker

    All of the Israel-first neocons should be run out of DC. Bolton, in particular, should have been locked up ten years ago for war crimes.

  2. master09 Avatar
    master09

    No one likes a straight talker like Trump is. Yes he can say stupid stuff, but look at the economy before this pandemic.

    1. Arzna Avatar
      Arzna

      I think the economy did much better during Obama’s 8 years in office . When Obama took over the Dow was about 8000 when he left it was about 20,000 that is 250 % increase ( about 31 % per year ). While Trump inherited the Dow at 20000 and nearly 4 years later it is about 25000 that is 25 % increase ( less than 7 % per year ) . American economy is in a much worse shape now than it was when Obama left and it is not going to get any better in the near future. It is true that Trump had to deal with the pandemic but Obama inherited the 2008 financial crises but did a lot better job handling it than Trump did with Corona. Trump screwed up big time with Corona and it is going to be very costly for future generations as America gets more deep into debt

      1. master09 Avatar
        master09

        The worst. The OECD said COVID-19 has “triggered the most severe recession in nearly a century.”
        Coronavirus: Worst economic crisis since 1930s depression, IMF says
        The 2008 rescission is 10% of what Trump and the world is dealing with right now.

      2. master09 Avatar
        master09

        Really your comparing the 2008 financial crisis with the covid-19 crisis. Let’s look at real facts by numbers.
        1. November 8 2008 when Obama was elected, Dow was 8,945 points. In 8 years NOT 3 years like Trump. In 2016 highest for Obama was 17,888 Dow.
        2. November 11 2016 when Trump was elected Dow 17,888 and in one week spiked 1000 point. February 20 2020 Dow was 29,551. I repeat 29,551 points highest and never seem before.
        3. Compare 8 years under Obama 8,945 Dow gain. Under Trump Dow gain in 3 years 11,663.
        Please don’t say it’s 25,000 point and this crisis is 1000% worse than 2008 and almost like 1987 crash.
        4. Unemployment rate under Obama 4.7% under Trump 3.5% December 2020, lowest level in nearly half a century 1969 same level.
        5. Unemployment for blacks under Obama was 8.2% under Trump 5.4% in 2019.
        Tell me FACTS who really has done better.

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