President Donald Trump again claimed former national security adviser John Bolton, well-known for his hawkish impulses, was in fact “holding me back”
President Donald Trump on Thursday again claimed former national security adviser John Bolton, well-known for his hawkish impulses and inclination toward military intervention, was “holding me back” on certain matters of foreign policy.
“In fact, my views on Venezuela, and especially Cuba, were far stronger than those of John Bolton,” Trumponline Thursday morning that he had spoken with Trump regarding Venezuela. “It’s true he disagreed with some of the views of previous advisor,” Rubio, a fierce critic of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, had reported of his conversation with Trump.
“But as he reminded me it’s actually the DIRECT OPPOSITE of what many claim or assume,” Rubio continued. “If in fact the direction of policy changes it won’t be to make it weaker.” Among his other international priorities atop the National Security Council, Bolton had championed Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó's attempted overthrow of Maduro — a regime change that remains unfulfilled eight months after the administration
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