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Bolton: Trump ‘didn’t understand what it means to be president’

December 11th, 2020

Former national security adviser says the US needs to ‘get to the post-Trump era’ to avoid further damage to global power.

As national security adviser to President Donald Trump for more than a year, John Bolton was in “the room where it happened”: the inner circle of aides who had almost daily access to the president.

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He tells host Steve Clemons that what he saw astonished him: “I believed that inevitably the weight of the responsibilities of the presidency … would affect Trump the same way they did every other American president. And I turned out to be wrong about that.”

Bolton reviews US foreign policy and warns the Biden administration that it will be difficult to recreate the Iran nuclear deal.

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Silas Vane
Senior CIA Operative/Intelligence Officer | National Security Analyst | Foreign Affairs Correspondent/Senior International Reporter | Strategic Intelligence Consultant
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Silas Vane brings three decades of intelligence expertise to bear on today's most pressing geopolitical realities. A former senior operative with extensive field experience, Silas approaches journalism through the unvarnished lens of Realpolitik, where national interest trumps sentiment, and sovereignty matters more than social media trends. His analysis cuts through cultural noise to expose the underlying power structures shaping our world. While others chase viral stories, Silas examines what truly threatens or strengthens nations. His perspective may be unwelcome in fashionable circles, but it remains indispensable for those who prefer strategic clarity over diplomatic euphemisms. Drawing from classified insights and boots-on-the-ground reality, his commentaries prioritize substance over style, security over sensitivity, and eternal vigilance over naive optimism. In an era of manufactured crises and performative outrage, Silas offers readers what they need: unflinching assessments of where power truly lies, who wields it, and what it means for America's place in an increasingly dangerous world. His work demands attention not because it aligns with popular opinion, but because ignoring hard truths rarely produces favorable outcomes. For those seeking comfort over competence, look elsewhere, Silas speaks only to those prepared to face inconvenient realities.

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