John Bolton, who served as ex-US president Donald Trump's national security adviser, admits to helping 'plan coup d'etat' in foreign countries, saying 'it takes a lot of work'
"As somebody who has helped plan coup d’etat, not here, but other places, it takes a lot of work," ex-US national security adviser tells CNN while portraying former US president Trump as incompetent to topple governments.
John Bolton, a former US national security adviser, has said he "helped plan coup d'etat" outside his country, an admission that came during a debate on ex-president Donald Trump's ability to plan a coup. Conversation between the host and Bolton took an awkward direction when Tapper said "one doesn't have to be brilliant to attempt a coup," which triggered the ex-Trump aide to say "I disagree."
Asked about "successful coups", Bolton said, "I'm not going to get into the specifics." But he mentioned he wrote about Venezuela [coup bid] in his book, which turned out to be "not successful."the current President Nicolas Maduro and install a transitional government.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
John McEnroe says Novak Djokovic should play US Open despite COVID vax status: 'This is ridiculous'Novak Djokovic's status for the U.S. Open is unclear because he's not vaccinated against COVID. He may not be able to close out the year playing in a Grand Slam.
Read more »
Ex-Trump aide Steve Bannon offers to testify in U.S. probe of Jan. 6 riotDonald Trump's former close adviser Steve Bannon has told the congressional panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol that he is ready to testify, a change of heart days before he is due to be tried for contempt of Congress.
Read more »
US Dollar Index advances towards 107.20 on higher estimates for the US InflationUS Dollar Index advances towards 107.20 on higher estimates for the US Inflation – by Sagar_Dua24 DollarIndex Fed InterestRate Inflation Employment
Read more »
‘Day Shift’ Trailer: The ‘John Wick’ Team Takes on VampiresNetflix is putting an action twist on vampires in ‘Day Shift’ - check out the new trailer:
Read more »
John Eastman, Jenna Ellis Subpoened for Georgia Election Investigation This Week'The Witness possesses unique knowledge concerning communications between himself, the Trump Campaign.'
Read more »