I eavesdrop on Townhall.com occasionally. Most of the writers there are, to put it mildly, nuts. This post there caught my eye.
JD Vance Had the Perfect Response to Bolton's Criticism of Kash Patel
Let's set the context:
So, Vance basically sidesteps the criticism, and just says Bolton has been wrong (in his opinion). So it doesn't address the potential of Patel to turn the FBI into Trump's secret police.
Also, Bolton, despite being quite a hawk, is actually a pretty good analyst and commentator. After all, Trump picked him to be his national security adviser, and somehow lasted in that position over a year. And Trump fired him, actually a good sign.
However, Bolton is not wrong about Donald Trump. This just got published on January 5.
Mr. Bolton was the longest-serving national security adviser in the first Trump administration and an assistant attorney general for the civil division at the Justice Department in the Reagan administration. He is the author of “The Room Where It Happened.”
"In the current transition, potential Trump appointees say they have been asked whether they believe the 2020 election was stolen (to which there is only one right answer, one contrary to fact) and how they view the events of Jan. 6, 2021. (When Mr. Trump finally leaves the political scene, it will be interesting to see how many nominees claim they never believed he won in 2020 or that Jan. 6 was an innocent walk in the park, not an unlawful riot.) Kissing Mr. Trump’s ring to gain the highest government ranks is one thing, but the real crunch for the new appointees, especially those without prior government experience, will come after they actually begin work. That is one reason the Constitution checks the president’s appointment power."
Bolton is quite astute. He also echoes and reaffirms the statements of many others about the dangers of Kash Patel. Will Congress somehow not let this loose cannon get confirmed? We'll find out soon.
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