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Bolton Gives Trump Too Much Credit
Striving for re-election isn’t a bad thing. The president’s problem is ineptitude.
The room where not much really happened.
Photographer: Nicholas Kamm/AFP
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Everyone seems to dislike John Bolton. Donald Trump and his supporters hate the former national-security adviser because his new book is harshly critical of the president (and, apparently, everyone else he came across). Trump’s opponents are mad because Bolton had important information relevant to Trump’s impeachment inquiry and instead of testifying he decided to save it for his memoir. Even book reviewers are upset, because apparently it’s a godawful read on top of everything else.