6/22/2019

FOREIGN POLICY/JOHN BOLTON: “I have John Bolton, who I would definitely say is a hawk, and I have other people that are on the other side of the equation. And, ultimately, I make the decisions, so it doesn’t matter. But I want — for instance, I disagreed very much with John Bolton — his attitude on the Middle East and Iraq was going into Iraq. I think that was a big mistake. I think I’ve been proven right, but I’ve been against that forever.

John Bolton is doing a very good job, but he takes a — generally, a tough posture.”

-Donald Trump, “Remarks by President Trump Before Marine One Departure,” whitehouse.gov, June 22, 2019