John Bolton: Putin, Xi Jin Ping, Kim Jong-Un Think Trump’s a ‘Laughing Fool’

COLLINS What else concerns ░░░░░░░░ just given that you ░░░░░░░░ work with him up ░░░░░░░░ you were in the ░░░░░░░░ Room with him you ░░░░░░░░ in these briefings in ░░░░░░░░ Oval Office I mean ░░░░░░░░ else are you worried ░░░░░░░░ BOLTON Well other than ░░░░░░░░ which was a long ░░░░░░░░ crisis we really were ░░░░░░░░ in Trump s first ░░░░░░░░ that we didn t ░░░░░░░░ major international crises the ░░░░░░░░ of thing that we ░░░░░░░░ historically as very tense ░░░░░░░░ in very short periods ░░░░░░░░ time We re going ░░░░░░░░ that kind of crisis ░░░░░░░░ think now in the ░░░░░░░░ East There are a ░░░░░░░░ of decisions that have ░░░░░░░░ be made I don ░░░░░░░░ think Trump is capable ░░░░░░░░ making the decisions grounded ░░░░░░░░ national security His attention ░░░░░░░░ is short He doesn ░░░░░░░░ know much about world ░░░░░░░░ or world affairs He ░░░░░░░░ doesn t think they ░░░░░░░░ very much He thinks ░░░░░░░░ personal relationships with foreign ░░░░░░░░ especially the authoritarian ones ░░░░░░░░ all that matter And ░░░░░░░░ personal relations and international ░░░░░░░░ are important when you ░░░░░░░░ in a situation like ░░░░░░░░ see in the Middle ░░░░░░░░ now they re not ░░░░░░░░ So faced with these ░░░░░░░░ Trump could go one ░░░░░░░░ in the morning a ░░░░░░░░ way in the afternoon ░░░░░░░░ doesn t have the ░░░░░░░░ to stay consistent for ░░░░░░░░ periods of time except ░░░░░░░░ one thing which is ░░░░░░░░ he looks in the ░░░░░░░░ and in public attention ░░░░░░░░ that is very worrying ░░░░░░░░ you re in a ░░░░░░░░ you need a president ░░░░░░░░ is resolute who can ░░░░░░░░ his eyes on the ░░░░░░░░ and worry about our ░░░░░░░░ security not his own ░░░░░░░░ COLLINS So basically you ░░░░░░░░ saying that you think ░░░░░░░░ he thinks these relationships ░░░░░░░░ he has with Putin ░░░░░░░░ with Xi Jinping or ░░░░░░░░ Kim Jong un that ░░░░░░░░ would save him when ░░░░░░░░ comes to actual policy ░░░░░░░░ the dynamic of those ░░░░░░░░ and that you re ░░░░░░░░ it won t it ░░░░░░░░ t do anything for ░░░░░░░░ BOLTON Well I think ░░░░░░░░ hard men of history ░░░░░░░░ Vladimir Putin and Xi ░░░░░░░░ understand what their job ░░░░░░░░ for their respective country ░░░░░░░░ don t think Trump ░░░░░░░░ what the job of ░░░░░░░░ presidency is for ours ░░░░░░░░ I will say having ░░░░░░░░ in the room with ░░░░░░░░ in meeting those people ░░░░░░░░ listened in on his ░░░░░░░░ conversations I don t ░░░░░░░░ they are really friendly ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump I think ░░░░░░░░ think Xi Jinping and ░░░░░░░░ Putin Kim Jong un ░░░░░░░░ others they think he ░░░░░░░░ a laughing fool And ░░░░░░░░ re fully prepared to ░░░░░░░░ advantage of him Trump ░░░░░░░░ self absorption makes it ░░░░░░░░ for him to understand ░░░░░░░░ COLLINS So you think ░░░░░░░░ d be happy if ░░░░░░░░ returned to the Oval ░░░░░░░░ BOLTON Yeah I think ░░░░░░░░ believe he s an ░░░░░░░░ mark Take take Vladimir ░░░░░░░░ on the situation in ░░░░░░░░ I think he d ░░░░░░░░ to get Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ do what he said ░░░░░░░░ the campaign trail and ░░░░░░░░ and find Ukrainian President ░░░░░░░░ and Putin get all ░░░░░░░░ of them in a ░░░░░░░░ together and Trump says ░░░░░░░░ ll solve the crisis ░░░░░░░░ 24 hours That is ░░░░░░░░ But when you come ░░░░░░░░ the end of the ░░░░░░░░ hours obviously it won ░░░░░░░░ be Donald Trump that ░░░░░░░░ because that doesn t ░░░░░░░░ it must be one ░░░░░░░░ the other two I ░░░░░░░░ he would point the ░░░░░░░░ at Zelenskyy I think ░░░░░░░░ would be delighted with ░░░░░░░░ outcome at that point.”