Trump-Hater Bolton Destroys ‘Pathetic’ Democrats Over Nominees: ‘Don’t Know How To Play The Game’
Former Trump cabinet member John Bolton — who served as Trump’s national security adviser and as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations during Trump’s first term and has become a strident critic of Trump since his tenure — trashed Democrats over their “pathetic” opposition to President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees in an interview with CNN anchor Kasie Hunt.
Confirmations for Trump cabinet nominees kicked off this week with the Senate Armed Services Committee’s confirmation hearing for Trump Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth Tuesday.
Democrats grilled Hegseth on a number of issues, including personal scandals like a rape allegation, serial infidelity, and allegations of heavy drinking on the job. Several Democrats also pressed Hegseth about orders that Trump has given or has indicated he might give that could be interpreted as unlawful
On Thursday’s edition of CNN This Morning, Bolton slammed Democrats and identified the three nominees he believes are “actually dangerous”:
HUNT: Sir, while I have you, I also want to ask you about some of the confirmation battles that are going to play out on Capitol Hill, namely one that has, for whatever reason, flown a little bit under the radar compared to, for example, Pete Hegseth for defense secretary, and that’s Tulsi Gabbard as the director of national intelligence.
I’m – would you urge Republicans to oppose her nomination? What are your concerns? And do you think if Democrats were to try and – and organize opposition against her, that they would find some traction with their Republican counterparts?
BOLTON: Well, I must say, the Democratic performance in the confirmation process so far has been pretty pathetic. It’s like they don’t know how to play the game anymore. But I have thought of all of Trumps nominees, they cover a wide spectrum, three are actually dangerous. One was Matt Gaetz. He’s gone. The other two are Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel. Mediocrity has its place in government. We know that all too well. But dangerous people, dangerous people, in the case of the intelligence community, national security and law enforcement in particular, there are two more, Patel and Gabbard, who should not be confirmed.
HUNT: All right. Ambassador John Bolton. I’m very grateful to have you on the show, sir. Thanks very much for coming on with us.
BOLTON: Glad to be with you.
Watch above via CNN This Morning.
