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John Bolton

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John Bolton is an American attorney, diplomat, and political commentator who served as the National Security Advisor under President Donald Trump from April 2018 to September 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Bolton has held various significant positions in the U.S. government, including U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations from 2005 to 2006. He is known for his hawkish foreign policy views and has been a prominent advocate for a strong U.S. military presence abroad.

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June 26, 2026

I am your honor, and I’m sorry for it.

John Bolton

Apr 3, 2026

I offered to resign last night, and President Trump said, 'Let’s talk about it tomorrow.'

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Nov 18, 2025

If it’s simply about illegal narcotics, that’s one thing. But it seems to be about overthrowing Maduro.

cnn.com
Nov 18, 2025

Trump has now put the gun on the table. The question is, is he going to use it or not?

cnn.com
Nov 18, 2025

There’s no Lima Group 2.0, which shows the risks, I think, for the U.S. to proceed without more support in the hemisphere.

cnn.com
Oct 17, 2025

Charges that were declined before or distort the facts to punish Trump’s enemies.

msnbc.com
Oct 17, 2025

Now, I have become the latest target in weaponizing the Justice Department to charge those he deems to be his enemies with charges that were declined before or distort the facts.

cbsnews.com
Oct 17, 2025

I was being prosecuted for criticizing Trump and characterized myself as the latest target in weaponizing the Justice Department.

msnbc.com
Oct 17, 2025

This case is an abuse of power by the Republican administration, which he compared to Stalinist Russia.

msnbc.com
Jun 23, 2025

I think President Trump made the right decision for America to attack Iran's nuclear weapons program, and I think we're on the verge of potentially seeing regime change in Iran as part of that.

newsweek.com
Jun 5, 2025

warnings to Americans.

msnbc.com
May 18, 2025

If you give 20 jobs to one person, they’re not going to have time to think independently.

nbcnews.com
Apr 30, 2025

I think Mike Waltz’s experience should tell anybody in the private sector or any, any other position outside the federal government if you’ve got a secure job, think long and hard about abandoning it to go and serve in the Trump…

nbcnews.com
Mar 9, 2025

I think the only explanation to talk about any of this in public is to put more pressure on Ukraine, to make more concessions.

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Mar 9, 2025

International relations to Trump are all a matter of personalities. He doesn't understand geopolitical realities.

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Mar 9, 2025

The Ukrainians have a different view. They think they're fighting for their freedom and their independence.

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Mar 6, 2025

I think it's really despicable to stop providing the intelligence to Ukraine. This is all part of how Trump does business. It's all personal.

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Mar 3, 2025

Neither Trump nor Obama deserved it.

newsweek.com
Mar 2, 2025

This is really the time to do it. If they don't get out now, I think their reputations will suffer for a long, long time.

newsweek.com
Mar 1, 2025

Trump has put the US on the wrong side of the Russia-Ukraine war and it's shameful.

newsweek.com
Feb 27, 2025

They’re drinking vodka straight out of the bottle in the Kremlin tonight. It was a great day for Moscow.

msnbc.com
Feb 26, 2025

I think it's close to a zero chance that Trump would do that. That's just contrary to everything he's been saying about the U.S.'s role in Europe for a long time.

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Feb 26, 2025

Look, Trump has said many times, including in public, that he thinks if he has good relations with a foreign head of state, then the United States itself has good relations with that country and the converse is also true.

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