This Old Trump Tweet About Bush-Era Officials Has Not Aged Well
President Donald Trump’s appointment of hawkish former UN ambassador John Bolton as National Security Adviser flies in the face of one of his old tweets.
Back in September 2013, Trump posted this on Twitter:
All former Bush administration officials should have zero standing on Syria. Iraq was a waste of blood & treasure.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 5, 2013
Trump’s post has come back to haunt him, albeit 4-and-a-half years later, due to Bolton’s staunch support of the Iraq War when he was a State Department official under former President George W. Bush.
In Bolton’s new role, which begins on April 9, he will likely help shape U.S. policy in foreign countries, including Syria and Iraq.
Trump’s hypocrisy did not go unnoticed:
So you picked one as your national security adviser??? 🤦♀️
— April Stephen (@aprilsaysso) March 22, 2018
This aged well. pic.twitter.com/nHafVC70qh
— Alex Maxham (@alexmaxham) March 22, 2018
There’s a tweet for everything. Meanwhile I could’ve swore you ridiculed and belittled George Bush, all Republicans and Democrats that voted for the war in Iraq during your campaign and the debates. John Bolton was an advocate for that same war, just in case.
— Capt M J Singleton 🇺🇸 (@NavyCaptRet63XX) March 23, 2018
That would include John Bolton, one of Bush’s UN ambassadors, who you just appointed as your senior national security advisor.
— Tom Busiahn (@TomBusiahn) March 23, 2018
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