John Bolton: ‘Putin Was Undoubtedly Waiting for a Second Trump Term’ to Invade

MITCHELL You know just ░░░░░░░░ go back to the ░░░░░░░░ years because you had ░░░░░░░░ crosstalk BOLTON Why not ░░░░░░░░ well why not Well ░░░░░░░░ not is because that ░░░░░░░░ when Ukraine became so ░░░░░░░░ as part of an ░░░░░░░░ BOLTON That s exactly ░░░░░░░░ MITCHELL and as part ░░░░░░░░ decisions and conversations There ░░░░░░░░ one call in particular ░░░░░░░░ so called perfect call ░░░░░░░░ Trump had with you ░░░░░░░░ Zelensky which you know ░░░░░░░░ telegraphed the Kremlin they ░░░░░░░░ do what they want ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine and American would ░░░░░░░░ stand up BOLTON Well ░░░░░░░░ think Putin was undoubtedly ░░░░░░░░ for a second Trump ░░░░░░░░ but he is getting ░░░░░░░░ almost what he would ░░░░░░░░ expected then This is ░░░░░░░░ to be a victory ░░░░░░░░ Russia MITCHELL You think ░░░░░░░░ the Biden Administration is ░░░░░░░░ rallying NATO allies getting ░░░░░░░░ mean crosstalk BOLTON It ░░░░░░░░ failed The president says ░░░░░░░░ has failed MITCHELL It ░░░░░░░░ not failed to rally ░░░░░░░░ NATO allies They ve ░░░░░░░░ been stronger BOLTON Mario ░░░░░░░░ MITCHELL I was just ░░░░░░░░ Munich and I can ░░░░░░░░ you that there was ░░░░░░░░ space between the allies ░░░░░░░░ There s plenty of ░░░░░░░░ Mario Draghi the Prime ░░░░░░░░ of Italy said on ░░░░░░░░ that if the E ░░░░░░░░ had to the impose ░░░░░░░░ sanctions he hoped it ░░░░░░░░ not include the energy ░░░░░░░░ That s a huge ░░░░░░░░ in NATO unity And ░░░░░░░░ I say what Scholz ░░░░░░░░ done today is only ░░░░░░░░ paper maneuver that will ░░░░░░░░ a couple months We ░░░░░░░░ see how long that ░░░░░░░░ MITCHELL OK I would ░░░░░░░░ that the Italian leader ░░░░░░░░ not the key player ░░░░░░░░ and that what we ░░░░░░░░ seen from France from ░░░░░░░░ U K from Germany ░░░░░░░░ new chancellor has been ░░░░░░░░ at least stand up ░░░░░░░░ be united as a ░░░░░░░░ as a NATO presence ░░░░░░░░ I ll agree the ░░░░░░░░ K is on our ░░░░░░░░ MITCHELL: “OK.”