
John Bolton Scorches Trump's Russia-Ukraine Claim Using 1 Simple Name-Drop
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Bolton referred to one of Trump's "favorite" world leaders as his administration takes part in talks end Russia's war in Ukraine.
John Bolton, Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, slammed the president on Wednesday after he claimed that he had “no favorites” in Russia’s war on Ukraine.
“Well, of course he’s got favorites and his favorite is not Russia, his favorite is Vladimir Putin whom he thinks is his friend,” said Bolton in an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins.
Bolton — a frequent Trump critic since the president pushed him out of his first administration — went after his former boss, who told reporters in the Oval Office that he doesn’t “care” if a ceasefire deal would pressure Kyiv to recognize Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014.
“Look, I just want to see the war end. I don’t care,” Trump claimed.
“If they’re both happy, they both signed an agreement, I have no favorites. I don’t want to have any favorites. I want to have a deal done.”