Arch-Neocon John Bolton Claims Putin Was ‘Waiting’ for Trump to Withdraw US From NATO

Bolton served as Donald Trump’s national security advisor from 2018-2019, advising him to take a hard line on US adversaries around the globe. After firing Bolton over a range of policy disagreements, Trump lambasted the hawk as “one of the dumbest people in Washington” and suggested the US “would be in World War Six” if he had listened to him.