Bolton: Trump doesn’t even have the brains for a dictatorship

John Bolton, National Security Adviser of the administration of Donald Trump, the former President of the United States, in response to the question whether Trump has the characteristics of a dictator, not only the intellectual power of the president He belittled the former president, but also mocked his professional background and emphasized: “By God, he is just a property developer!”

Current US President Joe Biden, as he seeks a second term in the White House, has warned that Trump – the only remaining contender for the Republican nomination – and his allies are “determined to destroy American democracy”. Trump recently hosted Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, prompting comments about the threat to democracy in the United States.

Nevertheless, Bolton believes that Trump lacks the coherent political philosophy that dictators need.

In his interview with Figaro, Bolton stated that Trump is likely to follow through on his threat to withdraw the United States from the NATO military alliance if he is re-elected. In recent months, Trump has reiterated his warning and stated his intentions regarding countries that he sees as not contributing enough to the security of the alliance. He has also claimed that European members of NATO mock the United States as “stupid”.

Bolton warned that “when Trump has an idea, he comes back to it again and again, then gets distracted, forgets, but finally comes back to it and acts on it” and added: That’s why leaving NATO is a The possibility is real. A lot of people think it’s just a negotiating tool, but I don’t think so.