Our forgetful politicians: John Bolton’s departure has Democratic heads spinning

Our forgetful politicians: John Bolton’s departure has Democratic heads spinning
(Image: Screen grab of Fox News video)

As reported in these pages yesterday, John Bolton is out as national security adviser. Whether Bolton was fired or stepped down remains to be seen. According to a tweet thread by Donald Trump that begins “I informed John Bolton last night that his services are no longer needed at the White House,” the decision was the president’s. Either way, the parting was based on “irreconcilable differences” in policy priorities:

Inside the administration, Bolton … advocated caution on Trump’s strategy with North Korea and against Trump’s decision last year to pull U.S. troops out of Syria.

Typically for a party by whose lights Donald Trump can do nothing right, Democrats are painting Bolton’s departure as a disaster. Here’s Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy:

Will this presidential election be the most important in American history?

Here’s the same Chris Murphy weighing in on Bolton’s appointment to the post in May of 2018:

And here, finally, is former New York Times columnist and current head of FiveThirtyEight Nate Silver:

LU Staff

LU Staff

Promoting and defending liberty, as defined by the nation’s founders, requires both facts and philosophical thought, transcending all elements of our culture, from partisan politics to social issues, the workings of government, and entertainment and off-duty interests. Liberty Unyielding is committed to bringing together voices that will fuel the flame of liberty, with a dialogue that is lively and informative.

Comments

For your convenience, you may leave commments below using Disqus. If Disqus is not appearing for you, please disable AdBlock to leave a comment.