The Insider reports:
Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton lambasted his old boss, former President Donald Trump, over his administration’s legacy in the Russia-Ukraine conflict during appearance Monday night on the far-right Newsmax network’s “Rob Schmitt Tonight.”
When the host depicted the Trump administration’s approach as “pretty tough on Russia, in a lot of ways,” Bolton disagreed.
“The fact is that he barely knew where Ukraine was. He once asked John Kelly, his second chief of staff, if Finland were a part of Russia. It’s just not accurate to say that Trump’s behavior somehow deterred the Russians.”
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John Bolton pushes back on Newsmax host: “[Trump] barely knew where Ukraine was…It’s just not accurate to say that Trump’s behavior somehow deterred the Russians” pic.twitter.com/ICRmmeJ8C3
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John Bolton pushes back on Newsmax that Trump prevented this during his term after showing a graphic of Trump signing sanctions Bolton says “He complained that we were being too tough on Russia” and “could barely find Ukraine on a map” ? pic.twitter.com/3RO3jmYS2K
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