{"id":2393369,"date":"2025-01-21T16:13:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T21:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-hilarious-turn-of-the-knife-trump-singles-out-john-bolton-by-name-in-executive-order\/"},"modified":"2025-01-21T16:16:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T21:16:12","slug":"in-hilarious-turn-of-the-knife-trump-singles-out-john-bolton-by-name-in-executive-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-hilarious-turn-of-the-knife-trump-singles-out-john-bolton-by-name-in-executive-order\/","title":{"rendered":"In Hilarious Turn of the Knife Trump Singles Out John Bolton by Name in Executive Order"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fin-hilarious-turn-of-the-knife-trump-singles-out-john-bolton-by-name-in-executive-order%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=2393369&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--><p>The article \u200cpresents a defense of former President Donald Trump against criticisms from the political left, contrasting him with the narrative of him\u2064 being a\u200c &#8220;monstrous dictator.&#8221; It argues\u200d that Trump is \u2062more of \u200ca benevolent \u200bfigure,\u2062 citing\u200b instances where he did not pursue \u200cinvestigations against opponents, like Hillary Clinton, and welcomed former rivals into his management. <\/p>\n<p>Though, it\u2064 highlights the animosity Trump has \u2062towards\u2064 figures like John Bolton,\u2063 his former \u2064National \u200dSecurity Advisor, who has been a\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-votes-on-major-security-upgrade-will-fine-members-5k-for-bypassing-metal-detectors\/\" title=\"House Votes On Major Security Upgrade, Will Fine Members K For Bypassing Metal Detectors\">vocal critic<\/a> post-ousting. The piece discusses \u200da recent \u200cexecutive order issued \u2062by\u2062 Trump that specifically targets bolton, revoking his security\u200d clearance due to the publication of a memoir alleged to contain sensitive information.\u2064 The author suggests that this personalized scorn towards Bolton reflects a deeper conflict, given\u200b their past association and Bolton\u2019s hawkish stance, contrasting it with Trump&#8217;s seemingly amicable relationship with othre former presidents.the article portrays a narrative\u200b of both Trump&#8217;s forgiving nature towards some critics while\u2062 expressing unforgiving hostility towards others who betray his trust.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite what the establishment desperately tries to tell you, President Donald Trump is hardly the monstrous dictator that the left tries to paint him as.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, there&rsquo;s an argument to be made that Trump is actually a rather magnanimous, forgiving, and silly sort of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-golf-star-granddaughter-reveals-embarrassing-thing-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grandpa<\/a> &mdash; a far cry from the characterization of &ldquo;orange man evil&rdquo; that you often hear from the left.<\/p>\n<p>Just look at some of Trump&rsquo;s most recent moves.<\/p>\n<p>Trump never actually investigated or brought any charges against Hillary Clinton. He&rsquo;s actually brought fierce rivals &mdash; like new Secretary of State Marco Rubio (or &ldquo;Little Marco,&rdquo; if you will) &mdash; into his administration.<\/p>\n<p>Heck, he might even be on good terms with former Presidents <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/welcome-back-internet-cant-get-bidens-expression-trump-white-house-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-kamala-harris-looks-disgust-trump-obama-get-along-like-best-buddies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barack Obama<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-biden-harris-refuse-clap-trump-explains-going-fix-mess\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Probably not<\/a>, but you get the point.)<\/p>\n<p>Trump simply doesn&rsquo;t seem like the type to harbor any unnecessary grudges &mdash; unlike, say, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/claws-jill-biden-goes-public-feelings-nancy-pelosi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jill Biden<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But boy, if Trump does hold a grudge against you? Buckle up, because it&rsquo;s going to get rough.<\/p>\n<p>One such target of Trump&rsquo;s ire is none other than the president&rsquo;s former National Security adviser, John Bolton, who has become <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-anti-trump-john-bolton-tells-cnn-wont-vote-trump-biden-reveals-name-voted-2020-wholl-pick-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a rather vocal critic<\/a> of all things Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The frostiness between Bolton and Trump can largely be traced back to the former&rsquo;s ouster as NSA, which was predicated by Trump not being fully onboard with some of Bolton&rsquo;s hardline stances.<\/p>\n<p>The relationship would worsen and eventually fray beyond repair when Bolton, after being ousted, put out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-doj-probe-possible-classified-material-john-boltons-trump-bashing-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a highly critical book<\/a> that lambasted Trump.<\/p>\n<p>That frostiness reared its ugly (and quite funny) head after Trump re-assumed the office on Monday, which was followed by a flurry of momentous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-implements-immediate-federal-hiring-freeze-amid-flurry-executive-actions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">executive actions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And one of those executive orders took a direct &mdash; almost quite literally &mdash; shot at Bolton.<\/p>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/holding-former-government-officials-accountablefor-election-interference-and-improper-disclosure-of-sensitive-governmental-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">order<\/a> titled, &ldquo;Holding Former Government Officials Accountable For Election Interference And Improper Disclosure of Sensitive Governmental Information,&rdquo; Trump took specific aim at a number of issues &mdash; but only one man was specifically called out by name for what he allegedly did.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;National security is also damaged by the publication of classified information,&rdquo; the order read. &ldquo;Former National Security Advisor John R. Bolton published a memoir for monetary gain after he was terminated from his White House position in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The book was rife with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-revokes-security-clearances-of-hunter-biden-laptop-letter-signatories\/\" title=\"Trump revokes security clearances of Hunter Biden laptop letter signatories\">sensitive information drawn<\/a> from his time in government. &nbsp;The memoir&rsquo;s reckless treatment of sensitive information undermined the ability of future presidents to request and obtain candid advice on matters of national security from their staff.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Publication also created a grave risk that classified material was publicly exposed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To remedy these abuses of the public trust, this Order directs the revocation of any active or <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">current security clearances held<\/a> by: &nbsp;(i) the former intelligence officials who engaged in misleading and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clearances-revoked-for-officials-who-spread-biden-laptop-lies\/\" title=\"Clearances Revoked For Officials Who Spread Biden Laptop Lies\">inappropriate political coordination<\/a> with the 2020 Biden presidential campaign&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;&hellip; and (ii) John R. Bolton.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Yes, &ldquo;former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-is-ramping-up-censorship-efforts-ahead-of-2024-election\/\" title=\"FBI Is Ramping Up Censorship Efforts Ahead Of 2024 Election\">intelligence officials&#038;rdquo<\/a>; get lumped into a faceless, amorphous blob, but not Bolton. No sir, Bolton is deserving of his own, highly personalized scorn.<\/p>\n<p>And as if to take one last shot at Bolton, when the order rattled off all 50 feds who would soon lose their security access, his former adviser was listed dead last at 50.<\/p>\n<p>Is this a tad petty? Probably. Is it a bit mean-spirited? Yeah.<\/p>\n<p>But it should tell you everything you need to know about Bolton that Trump, who can clearly be chummy with the likes of Obama and Biden, just can&rsquo;t bring himself to offer an olive branch to Bolton.<\/p>\n<p>Is it because Bolton was technically on Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;team&rdquo; &mdash; unlike Obama or Biden &mdash; and thus his betrayal is particularly intolerable? Is it because Bolton is a warhawk and Trump is adamantly anti-war? Is it really about that disparaging memoir?<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the answer, it&rsquo;s clear Bolton has drawn genuine (and unforgivable) scorn from Trump, which is pretty rare.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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In fact, one could argue that Trump resembles a generous and whimsical grandfather, quite different from the &#8220;orange man evil&#8221; narrative often heard from his critics. Consider some of Trump&#8217;s recent actions: he never pursued an investigation or charges against Hillary Clinton and has included former rivals like Marco Rubio in his administration. He may even have cordial relations with past Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama (though that&#8217;s likely a stretch). Unlike others, such as Jill Biden, Trump doesn&#8217;t seem to hold onto grudges\u2014unless you&#8217;re John Bolton. The tension between them stems from Bolton&#8217;s dismissal as National Security Advisor due to Trump&#8217;s disagreement with his hardline views. Their relationship deteriorated further when Bolton published a critical memoir after leaving office. Recently, following Trump&#8217;s return to power and a series of significant executive actions, one order specifically targeted Bolton by name for allegedly compromising national security through his book&#8217;s publication. This order emphasized that Bolton&#8217;s memoir contained sensitive information and posed risks for future presidential advice on national security matters. While other former officials were mentioned generically in this context, Bolton was singled out for particular criticism\u2014his name appearing last on the list of those losing their security clearances\u2014a move seen as somewhat petty but indicative of Trump&#8217;s deep-seated disdain for him compared to other political figures he can befriend<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2393370,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Trump-and-Bolton.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32911,44998,5894,32870,3634],"class_list":["post-2393369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-executive-order","tag-john-bolton","tag-politics","tag-satire","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Trump-and-Bolton.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2393369","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2393369"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2393369\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2393373,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2393369\/revisions\/2393373"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2393370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2393369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2393369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2393369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}