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applegrove

(128,767 posts) Mon Jun 22, 2020, 12:47 AM Jun 2020

John Bolton: Pence was a 'consistent ally' and equally 'stunned' by some Trump actions [View all]

John Bolton: Pence was a 'consistent ally' and equally 'stunned' by some Trump actions

MAUREEN GROPPE | USA TODAY

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/06/21/john-bolton-book-describes-vice-president-mike-pence-alley/3232696001/

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WASHINGTON – Former National Security Adviser John Bolton mercilessly criticizesPresident Donald Trump in his new book but writes that he had a White House ally in the vice president.

From China and Russia to Syria and Venezuela, Bolton and Vice President Mike Pence wanted to take hard lines against oppressive regimes while Trump sought to cut deals and appease totalitarian leaders, Bolton says in his memoir scheduled for release Tuesday.

“As Vice President, Pence maintained the strong views on national security that he’d had during his years in the House of Representatives, and I regarded him as a consistent ally,” Bolton wrote in “The Room Where it Happened: A White House Memoir.”

Bolton argued for keeping Pence on the 2020 ticket when Trump asked if he should replace him with Nikki Haley, the former United Nations ambassador.

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John Bolton: Pence was a 'consistent ally' and equally 'stunned' by some Trump actions [View all] applegrove Jun 2020 OP

'Bolton argued for keeping Pence on the 2020 ticket when Trump asked if he should replace him elleng Jun 2020 #1

I know. I keep wondering if it would happen at the convention. I don't know applegrove Jun 2020 #2

LOLOL Grasswire2 Jun 2020 #3

Thanks Bolton. That means Pence covered up the evil too. Lucinda Jun 2020 #4

At least Pence thought for himself. rusty quoin Jun 2020 #5

Don't believe Bolton here. herding cats Jun 2020 #6

+1. Two fucking idiots dalton99a Jun 2020 #7

Who gives a shit . When it comes down to it none of them did anything to try to stop it. If Bolton JI7 Jun 2020 #8

Agreed. nt greyl Jun 2020 #21

No. This is Bolton laying groundwork to salvage Pence if he's needed. herding cats Jun 2020 #9

Yep. eom BComplex Jun 2020 #10

Haley supported too much of Trump's BS . She is also overrated and an idiot as bad as Palin JI7 Jun 2020 #11

I'm definitely not disagreeing here. herding cats Jun 2020 #15

Firstly, I believe Bolton when he says that about Pence, but this does nothing positive for Pence, OnDoutside Jun 2020 #14

Exactly, I believe everything Bolton is saying but in the end they are both cowards that do nothing JI7 Jun 2020 #16

I follow them on social media, I know what they say. herding cats Jun 2020 #17

I follow them too, and that's who i am referring to. I believe they were holding out hope for her, OnDoutside Jun 2020 #19

There is an upside for Haley. She goes to the front of the pack Jan 2021 grantcart Jun 2020 #22

She will also stress how BlueMTexpat Jun 2020 #23

An ally of a self-serving, warmonger bastard is not exactly... a Guilded Lilly Jun 2020 #12

Yes they are. I thought the confirmation about Trump wanting Haley was applegrove Jun 2020 #13

How about the 25th Amendment ? Were they too cowardly to do anything with that ? JI7 Jun 2020 #18

Now it's going to be Trump/Haley bye bye Pence grantcart Jun 2020 #20

I call bullshit. blueinredohio Jun 2020 #24

Spoken like a consultant protecting a revenue stream. C_U_L8R Jun 2020 #25

+1 JHB Jun 2020 #26

So that makes TWO COWARDS. spanone Jun 2020 #27