Donald Trump denies Chinese surveillance balloons also flew over U.S. during his administration Chinese surveillance balloons transited the U.S. "at least three times" during Trump's presidency, the Pentagon said. Axios · Feb 5, 2023
Chinese spy balloons were in US airspace three times during Trump administration Several former Trump national security officials say they were never briefed on Chinese balloons in US airspace The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2023
Ron DeSantis prepares for 2024 White House bid as Trump hits campaign trail Moves spur Trump into attacking Florida governor during low-key events over the weekend in Iowa and New Hampshire The Guardian - US · Jan 29, 2023
Never Give an Inch review: Mike Pompeo as ‘heat-seeking missile for Trump’s ass’ The former secretary of state wants to be president. His vicious memoir will sell, but he may not find buyers at the polls The Guardian - US · Jan 29, 2023
John Bolton knocks Pompeo’s ‘character’ after ex-Trump secretary dubs him ‘scumbag loser’ Ex-State Department chief takes swings at multiple former colleagues in upcoming memoir The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2023
Mike Pompeo accuses Nikki Haley of trying to snatch vice president role, book claims Former Trump administration figures turn on each other as 2024 looms The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2023
For Biden, probe of classified documents is a political snag Special counsels are investigating both Donald Trump and Joe Biden over their handling of classified documents. Al Jazeera · Jan 13, 2023
Biden political future clouded by classified document probe Virtually everything was going right for President Joe Biden to open the year The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023
Trump was not interested in Paul Whelan’s case, his former national security official says Trump and his allies accused Biden of ignoring the imprisoned Marine after securing Brittney Griner’s release from Russia. But officials and Whelan’s family members say Trump didn’t want to take up his case The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2022
Trump turned down Paul Whelan and Viktor Bout prisoner swap years ago, John Bolton says Mr Trump blasted the Biden administration’s deal on his Truth Social platform – despite refusing to take action to try to free Mr Whelan for two years of his own presidency The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022
Donald Trump, who ignored Paul Whelan for two years, says deal to return Brittney Griner to US was ‘stupid’ Mr Trump did not mention Mr Whelan’s name a single time during the two years he was held in Russia on his watch, nor did he bring up the former US Marine during a 2019 meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022
John Bolton says Trump’s act is ‘old and tired’ while predicting GOP will turn to DeSantis in 2024 Ex-national security adviser joins growing pile-on against his former boss The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2022
Trump’s act is ‘old and tired’, says his own former national security adviser John Bolton is latest ex-White House official to condemn former boss and says Republicans are ready for a ‘fresh face’ The Guardian - US · Nov 26, 2022
Analysts Dismiss Ukraine’s Attempt To Blame Israel For Russia-Iran Alliance Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Israel of bringing about an alliance between Russia and Iran Zenger · Oct 28, 2022
The Guardian - US · Oct 22, 2022 The Envoy review: Gordon Sondland’s Trump tale fails to strike many sparks The ex-ambassador was caught up in the first impeachment, over approaches to Ukraine. He offers scattershot justification
Benzinga · Oct 13, 2022 Putin Is 'Signing A Suicide Note' If He Uses Nuclear Weapons, Warns Former National Security Advisor The threat of nuclear conflict has been elevated in recent months as the war in Ukraine continues. One former U.S. security advisor is speaking out about the potential ramifications of nuclear weapons.
The Guardian - US · Oct 13, 2022 Trump a narcissist and a ‘dick’, ex-ambassador Sondland says in new book Ex-EU envoy Gordon Sondland derides Democrats and Pompeo, and recalls fallout from testifying in Trump’s first impeachment
Daily Mirror · Oct 12, 2022 Putin signing ‘suicide note’ if he uses nukes in Ukraine, ex-US security chief says John Bolton suggested that America could assassinate the ailing Russian president if he unleashes nuclear weapons on Ukraine
The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2022 US could assassinate Putin if Russia uses nuclear weapon in Ukraine, claims John Bolton ‘You can ask Qasem Soleimani in Iran what happens when we decide somebody is a threat to the US’
Los Angeles Times · Oct 3, 2022 Jackie Calmes: Tell-all Trumpists — you should have come clean long ago The predictable pile-on has begun.
Tribune News Service · Sep 23, 2022 VIEWPOINT 2: Trusting Iran compromises our national security Last month, the Department of Justice unsealed a case against an Iranian agent charged with plotting the assassination of former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton. In the alleged murder-for-hire scheme, the defendant attempted to pay operatives $300,000 to carry out the assassination on American soil.
The New Daily · Sep 15, 2022 Michael Pascoe: US is ramping up its war on China Another week and more shots fired in the US-China war, this time America the aggressor while Australia mutely remains in step.
The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2022 Trump floated idea of swapping Puerto Rico for Greenland despite criticism, new book claims The former president once compared the purchase of the Scandanavian island to a ‘large real estate deal’
The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2022 Ex-national security adviser warns nuclear war with Russia is ‘a lot closer’ than it was ‘The potential risk of the use of a nuclear weapon is not so much to change the battlefield but to strengthen Putin’s position at home,’ Bolton says
ABC News · Aug 27, 2022 John Bolton urges the US and others to 'consider Taiwan an independent country' The prominent American conservative shares his thoughts on Taiwan, former president Donald Trump and the war in Ukraine.