{"id":2179500,"date":"2024-02-18T16:55:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-18T21:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-bolton-predicts-celebrations-in-the-kremlin-if-trump-wins-2024-election\/"},"modified":"2024-02-18T16:57:10","modified_gmt":"2024-02-18T21:57:10","slug":"john-bolton-predicts-celebrations-in-the-kremlin-if-trump-wins-2024-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-bolton-predicts-celebrations-in-the-kremlin-if-trump-wins-2024-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Bolton: Kremlin will celebrate if Trump wins 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjohn-bolton-predicts-celebrations-in-the-kremlin-if-trump-wins-2024-election%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2179500&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former National Security Adviser\u2064 Predicts Putin&#8217;s Reaction to \u200cTrump&#8217;s Reelection<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Former national security adviser John Bolton has made a bold prediction,\u200d stating that Russian\u2062 leader Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin would undoubtedly &#8220;celebrate&#8221; if \u2064Donald Trump is reelected as president.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bolton, \u2063who served\u200d in the Trump administration for over a year before being forced out, responded to recent remarks made by \u200bPutin, where the Russian strongman\u200d expressed\u200d his preference for President Joe Biden&#8217;s \u200dreelection over another Trump presidency.<\/p>\n<p>However, Bolton dismissed Putin&#8217;s statement\u2063 as mere disinformation, asserting that the Kremlin actually favors \u200dTrump.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I believe Putin sees things moving in his direction, and he truly outdid \u2062himself with his disinformation campaign a couple \u200cof days ago,&#8221; Bolton, \u200bwho also served as United Nations ambassador under President George W. Bush, revealed during an interview on CNN&#8217;s Inside with Jen Psaki.<\/p>\n<p>During\u2063 the interview,\u2064 Bolton highlighted a specific incident\u200d where Putin was asked by Russian state media about his opinion on who would be better for the Russian people: Biden or Trump.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Biden,&#8221; Putin responded. &#8220;He is a more\u200b experienced person, \u2062he is predictable, he is a politician of the old school.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bolton firmly believes that\u200c Putin&#8217;s response was a deliberate &#8220;disinformation effort&#8221; aimed at giving Trump the opportunity to interpret it as a\u200b compliment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If Trump is elected, there will undoubtedly be celebrations in the Kremlin. Putin\u2063 sees\u2064 him as an easy\u200c target,&#8221; Bolton confidently predicted.<\/p>\n<p>Since leaving the White House in September 2019, Bolton has been a vocal critic\u2063 of Trump, \u200cwhile \u200cthe former president has repeatedly \u2062attacked Bolton in return.<\/p>\n<p>In his recently released book, <em>The Room Where It\u2062 Happened: A White House Memoir<\/em>, Bolton explicitly states that Trump should not be granted \u200da second term in office.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Trump is unfit to be president,&#8221; Bolton wrote in the book&#8217;s forward. &#8220;If his first four years were bad, a second four will be worse.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK\u200c HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does\u200b Bolton argue that a second term \u2062for Trump would benefit Putin and his aggressive foreign policy objectives?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Kquote><\/p>\n<p>Bolton, who\u2063 served as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jake-sullivan-defends-sending-of-cluster-munitions-not-going-to-leave-ukraine-defenseless\/\" title=\"Jake Sullivan justifies sending cluster munitions to Ukraine, stating that it is necessary to ensure their defense.\">national security \u200dadviser<\/a> under the Trump administration from April 2018 to September 2019, made this prediction\u2063 during an interview with ABC News. He argued that Putin would see a second\u200b term for Trump as a continuation of the chaos and division that has characterized the United States&#8217; political landscape in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>In his book &#8220;The Room Where It Happened,&#8221; Bolton claimed that Trump was easily manipulated by authoritarian leaders like Putin. He described \u200dthe \u2064president&#8217;s \u2064interactions with Putin as peculiarly\u2062 deferential, illustrating \u200ba pattern of Trump being overly influenced by strongman figures.<\/p>\n<p>Against \u2064this backdrop, Bolton&#8217;s prediction seems plausible.\u200b Trump&#8217;s unpredictability, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-christie-to-drop-out-of-gop-race\/\" title=\"Chris Christie to quit GOP race\">impulsive\u2064 decision-making<\/a>, and disregard for traditional diplomatic norms have already benefited Putin and\u2063 his\u200d aggressive foreign policy objectives. From a weakened NATO to a controversial withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, Trump&#8217;s presidency \u200bhas seemingly played into Russia&#8217;s hands. Moreover, Trump&#8217;s reluctance to condemn Russia&#8217;s interference\u2062 in the 2016 presidential\u2063 election eroded confidence in\u2064 the United States&#8217; commitment to defending against cyberattacks and election meddling.<\/p>\n<p>Putin, alongside other authoritarian leaders\u200d around the world, has been eager to\u2064 exploit the United States&#8217; internal divisions and\u200b weaken\u2064 its influence on the global stage. In this\u200b context, \u2064the chaos and polarization that Trump&#8217;s presidency has brought to American politics have\u2063 served\u2064 as a valuable tool for the Kremlin in achieving its geopolitical goals.<\/p>\n<p>Putin has also been successful in\u2062 cultivating a personal rapport with Trump. The two leaders have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alleged-chinese-spy-cozied-up-to-dem-lawmaker\/\" title=\"Alleged Chinese Spy Cozied Up to Dem Lawmaker\">met multiple times<\/a>, and Trump has repeatedly expressed his\u2063 admiration for Putin. \u2063Bolton&#8217;s assertion that Putin would &#8220;celebrate&#8221; Trump&#8217;s reelection is not unfounded, as it is clear that Putin views Trump as a leader he can work with to advance Russia&#8217;s interests.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, a second term for Trump would likely embolden Putin \u200cto continue his\u2064 aggressive actions on the international stage.\u2064 With Trump&#8217;s oscillating stance on Russia, from calling Putin a &#8220;strong leader&#8221; to implementing\u200c sanctions, a reelection could further confuse and weaken \u200cthe United States&#8217; response to Russian aggression.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is important to remember that this prediction is contingent on Trump&#8217;s reelection. Come November 2020, the American people will have\u2064 the final say. Bolton&#8217;s remarks serve as a reminder that the\u2064 outcome of the\u200b election will have significant repercussions not only domestically but also on the world stage, particularly in relation to Russia&#8217;s intentions and actions.<\/p>\n<p>Whether or not Putin would celebrate\u200d a potential second\u2062 term for Trump,\u2062 one\u2064 thing is evident \u2013 \u200dthe \u200drelationship between the United States and Russia under Trump&#8217;s presidency has been \u200btumultuous and complicated. Only time will tell how the dynamics between these two nations will evolve.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In conclusion, former national security adviser John Bolton has predicted that\u200d Vladimir Putin \u2063and \u200dthe Kremlin would celebrate if Donald Trump is reelected as president. This prediction\u2064 is grounded in Bolton&#8217;s observations of Trump&#8217;s deferential interactions with Putin and the chaos that Trump&#8217;s presidency has brought to American politics. If Trump secures a\u2062 second term, it is likely that Putin will continue to exploit the United\u2063 States&#8217; internal\u2062 divisions and aggressively pursue his geopolitical goals. However, the outcome\u200d of the\u2063 election is ultimately \u200bin the hands of the\u2063 American people, and it\u200b remains to be seen \u200bhow \u200bthe United States&#8217; relationship with Russia will evolve in the coming years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former national security adviser John Bolton believes that if Donald Trump is reelected, Russian leader Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin would be delighted. Bolton, who served in the Trump administration for over a year, responded to Putin&#8217;s recent remarks expressing his preference for President Joe Biden<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2683,"featured_media":2179501,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bolton.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2179500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bolton.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2179500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2683"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2179500"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2179500\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2179501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2179500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2179500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2179500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}