Ex-Trump Adviser Drops Brutal Comparison On CNN Over Bombshell Putin Meeting

Ex-Trump senior adviser Amb. John Bolton dropped a brutal comparison on President Donald Trump over his just-announced meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

The president teased a peace meeting during an event announcing a peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan. He stunned media observers with the blockbuster announcement Friday evening, writing on Truth Social:

The highly anticipated meeting between myself, as President of the United States of America, and President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, will take place next Friday, August 15, 2025, in the Great State of Alaska. Further details to follow. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

The meeting on U.S. soil raised eyebrows, including Bolton’s. On Wednesday night’s edition of CNN’s The Source with Kaitlan Collins, he said the only thing worse than meeting Putin in Alaska would be inviting the Taliban to Camp David:

KAITLAN COLLINS: My lead source tonight is John Bolton, President Trump’s national security advisor in his first term, who knows both of these men very well. Ambassador Bolton it’s great to have you here.

KAITLAN COLLINS: I mean you were in the room in 2018 in Helsinki when this happened. What do you make of the fact that Putin has now been invited to Alaska?

AMB. JOHN BOLTON: Well, it’s very gracious of Putin to come to former Russian America for this summit.

This is not quite as bad as Trump inviting the Taliban to Camp David to talk about the peace negotiations in Afghanistan, but it certainly reminds one of that.

The only better place for Putin than Alaska would be if the summit were being held in Moscow.

So, the initial setup, I think, is a great victory for Putin. He’s a rogue leader of a pariah state and he’s going to be welcomed into the United States.

Watch above via CNN’s The Source with Kaitlan Collins.