Trump attacks ex-advisor Bolton about new book, calls him "disgusting puppy"

US President Donald Trump launched a scathing attack on his former national security adviser John Bolton on Thursday after Mr Bolton published a new book calling the president an "unpredictable" commander in chief. and "uninformed, as much as to surprise you".

In a series of bitter comments on Twitter, President Trump said Mr Bolton's book was "a compendium of lies and fabricated stories".

"All are with the intention of presenting me in a bad light. Many of the ridiculous statements he attributes to me were never made, they are pure fiction. Just trying to get revenge for the fact that I fired him, like the disgusting puppy that he is," President Trump wrote.

The American leader calls Mr. Bolton "a disgruntled, boring fool who only wanted to make war." He never had the idea, he didn't depend on anyone, and he jumped on, luckily. How fat!”

President Trump has rarely admitted wrongdoing during his tenure, but he tweeted that in 2018, when Bolton had just started working in the White House and the following year, he should have fired him immediately and unequivocally!”

He said Mr Bolton had "stupidly" made comments on a television news program about the US view on the future of North Korea, which complicated the President's negotiations with Pyongyang's dictator Kim Jong Un, which they had just started.

Court order required

The White House is seeking a court order to block publication of the 577-page book, "The Room Where It Happened," scheduled to be released next week.

The administration says the book contains confidential national security information that must be kept secret, although some US media outlets obtained copies in advance and began reporting extensively on Mr Bolton's allegations.

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany called Mr. Bolton's decision not to change plans to publish the book "absolutely appalling" and "disgusting."

She dismissed as untrue what appears to be Mr Bolton's strongest allegation, that at a Group of 20 summit in June 2019, President Trump sought the help of Chinese leader Xi Jinping to win a second term in office. presidential elections of November 2020.

Separately, Mr. Bolton, who received a $2 million advance for the book, says President Trump had asked his Chinese counterpart Xi to buy more American agricultural products from the heartland to help the president shore up support in the states. rural.
Mr. Bolton said President Trump "shockingly turned the conversation to the presidential election, alluding to China's economic power to influence the campaign, begging Mr. Xi to guarantee his victory." He emphasized the importance of farmers and the increase in the amount of soybeans and wheat that China would buy, in the outcome of the elections. I would write down the exact words of Mr. Trump, but the governmental process of checking before publishing the books resulted in a different decision."

Based on the testimony of Mr. Bolton, the Democratic contender in November's election, former Vice President Joe Biden accused the president of "showing a willingness to sell out our most cherished democratic values ​​for the empty promise of a transitional trade deal that would save him from a devastating war." of tariffs, which has severely damaged farmers, industrial production companies and consumers".

"If these allegations are true," Mr. Biden said in a statement, "we're not just dealing with something morally reprehensible, but with Donald Trump's violation of his sacred duty to the American people to protect America's interests and our values." ". /VOA/