John Bolton Isn’t Lying About Trump, He’s Exposing Him
The former national security adviser is just the latest official to reveal an unfit president.
They used to work together.
Photographer: Mark Wilson/Getty ImagesIt must be hard to be John Bolton these days. He may not care that the Trump resistance dubiously considers him a coward for not sharing his bombshells with Congress during the impeachment inquiry. But President Donald Trump and his supporters are saying he’s a liar, making up stories to avenge a president who spurned him.
The claim that Bolton is fabricating tales from inside the Oval Office doesn’t hold up. In the past two days, Trump’s defenders have dredged up selective statements that make Bolton appear to be a longstanding prevaricator. The Federalist, for example, reminded its readers that George W. Bush, at the end of his presidency, told a group of columnists that he did not find Bolton “credible.”