Former National Security Advisor John Bolton warned that if Donald Trump is elected president again, it “could cause government functions almost to break down.”
During a broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Anchor Kaitlan Collins said:
“As I was reading this forward you were saying he would cross lines that you believe would cause a constitutional crisis, and you say that essentially it would end up with him not departing voluntarily this time.”
Bolton responded:
“I think what he would do in terms of seeking retribution through the Justice Department, what he would do potentially through the Defense Department and some of the other agencies of government as well would produce constant constitutional agitations to the point where I think it would, it could cause government functions almost to break down.”
“And when other mechanisms were applied, state, criminal prosecution, the federal cases, congressional oversight, we would be embroiled in litigation and controversy that could make it almost impossible to get back to normality after he’s gone.”
“This is because as I think we saw beyond question in the first term.”
He added:
“I tried today document in my book that he just doesn’t know limits.”
“What he cares about is the greater glory of Donald Trump, the concept of the national interest or American national security are things he doesn’t comprehend,” he added.
“As I say, the pattern he established in the first term will continue in the second and just get worse.”
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We are going to face many difficult foreign policy decisions over the next four years as a country. Tonight, I detailed to @kaitlancollins the reasons behind my belief that Trump is not capable of making the strategic decisions needed to stare down the likes of Putin, Xi, Kim,… pic.twitter.com/ByTapCgzVj
— John Bolton (@AmbJohnBolton) January 31, 2024
It’s easy to see why establishment Republicans and Democrats are sounding the alarm because they know Trump will likely return to the White House.
Earlier this month, Joe Biden declared Trump “will be the nominee” after his landslide victory in New Hampshire and Iowa.
“It is now clear that Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee. And my message to the country is the stakes could not be higher.”
“Our Democracy. Our personal freedoms — from the right to choose to the right to vote. Our economy — which has seen the strongest recovery in the world since COVID. All are at stake. I want to thank all those who wrote my name in this evening in New Hampshire.”
“It was a historic demonstration of commitment to our democratic process. And I want to say to all those Independents and Republicans who share our commitment to core values of our nation — our Democracy, our personal freedoms, an economy that gives everyone a fair shot — to join us as Americans,” he added.
“Let’s remember. We are the United States of America. And there is nothing — nothing — we can’t do if we do it together.”
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