Sen. Tom Cotton: Many of John Bolton’s Claims Are ‘Simply Implausible’

COTTON I haven t ░░░░░░░░ the book I ve ░░░░░░░░ some of that media ░░░░░░░░ on it but no ░░░░░░░░ find many of the ░░░░░░░░ to be simply implausible ░░░░░░░░ s take one about ░░░░░░░░ of State Mike Pompeo ░░░░░░░░ Bolton claims that Mike ░░░░░░░░ passed him a note ░░░░░░░░ a summit with President ░░░░░░░░ and Kim Jong UN ░░░░░░░░ that that handwritten note ░░░░░░░░ Secretary Pompeo insulted the ░░░░░░░░ I find that to ░░░░░░░░ completely implausible based on ░░░░░░░░ personal relationship and years ░░░░░░░░ history with Mike Pompeo ░░░░░░░░ it is the case ░░░░░░░░ Mr Bolton could presumably ░░░░░░░░ that note in Mike ░░░░░░░░ s handwriting since he ░░░░░░░░ as everyone knows a ░░░░░░░░ careful and methodical note ░░░░░░░░ and collector of information ░░░░░░░░ think that one episode ░░░░░░░░ on many of the ░░░░░░░░ to cite the one ░░░░░░░░ gave I m sure ░░░░░░░░ President Trump repeatedly in ░░░░░░░░ conversations with Xi Jinping ░░░░░░░░ that America s farmers ░░░░░░░░ not been getting a ░░░░░░░░ shake from the Chinese ░░░░░░░░ Party for years and ░░░░░░░░ in fact that was ░░░░░░░░ of the main objectives ░░░░░░░░ the President in trying ░░░░░░░░ get better trade terms ░░░░░░░░ China is to get ░░░░░░░░ markets open up to ░░░░░░░░ farmers That s a ░░░░░░░░ appropriate posture for the ░░░░░░░░ to take.”