John Bolton on Trump Warning that Protests Against D.C. Military Parade Will Be ‘Met with Force:’ ‘This Is Performance Art’

BERMAN That s a ░░░░░░░░ statement from the president ░░░░░░░░ it s an old ░░░░░░░░ right that the flag ░░░░░░░░ should be against the ░░░░░░░░ What do you think ░░░░░░░░ that BOLTON I don ░░░░░░░░ think it s unconstitutional ░░░░░░░░ criminalize flag burning so ░░░░░░░░ don t particularly have ░░░░░░░░ problem with that BERMAN ░░░░░░░░ I do want to ░░░░░░░░ you about something else ░░░░░░░░ said today which is ░░░░░░░░ said if people show ░░░░░░░░ to protest this military ░░░░░░░░ that s happening in ░░░░░░░░ that the protesters will ░░░░░░░░ met with force He ░░░░░░░░ t say if the ░░░░░░░░ break the law he ░░░░░░░░ said if they come ░░░░░░░░ to protest essentially they ░░░░░░░░ watch out How about ░░░░░░░░ messaging BOLTON Look I ░░░░░░░░ that s mouth I ░░░░░░░░ this is performance art ░░░░░░░░ he s trying to ░░░░░░░░ how tough he is ░░░░░░░░ s a character defect ░░░░░░░░ s no doubt about ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ s a serious threat ░░░░░░░░ military service members marching ░░░░░░░░ that parade are not ░░░░░░░░ to take action against ░░░░░░░░ unless somebody comes up ░░░░░░░░ physically attacks them The ░░░░░░░░ thing is bluff BERMAN ░░░░░░░░ does this de escalate ░░░░░░░░ BOLTON Well I think ░░░░░░░░ protesters ought to see ░░░░░░░░ they re not winning ░░░░░░░░ and influencing people You ░░░░░░░░ you ve shown on ░░░░░░░░ tonight a lot of ░░░░░░░░ protests in L A ░░░░░░░░ particular are blocking traffic ░░░░░░░░ some of the freeways ░░░░░░░░ want to make people ░░░░░░░░ angry really fast at ░░░░░░░░ end of a hot ░░░░░░░░ in June when they ░░░░░░░░ in rush hour traffic ░░░░░░░░ to go home to ░░░░░░░░ their families and have ░░░░░░░░ go ahead and block ░░░░░░░░ freeways That will really ░░░░░░░░ a positive effect won ░░░░░░░░ it?”