Gabbard to Gaetz: ex-Trump advisor on Trump’s ‘crackpot’ cabinet and his spat with Elon Musk

[@chrisallen5548]

Bolton raised some good points about Ukraine, Trump always falls for Putin’s propaganda.

[@stevenklinkhamer9069]

This is what happens when you try to align yourself too closely with an autocratic adversary who will just take advantage of your nievity whenever the opportunity presents itself.

[@robcz3926]

imagine John Bolton talking about character problems😂

[@martynspooner5822]

The pure essence of irony.

[@sheilamacdougal4874]

@@robcz3926 You have no real objection to anything he said.

[@MikkoVille]

@@sheilamacdougal4874 Of course he doesn't. Bolton speaks with facts.

[@sheilamacdougal4874]

@@MikkoVille Which are moreover public knowledge and not in question. Gabbard's record, for instance, is public knowledge, and far more disturbing than what Bolton said.

[@j4mm3d]

BOLTON?! FFS

But he’s not wrong

[@juiceqc7716]

Zero credibility. Consumed by bitterness. Unelected by anyone ever.

[@karlstrance7816]

i came here for the comments hahaha

[@bobtaylor170]

Plus he doesn't seem to have noticed he's been gene spliced with a walrus.

[@sheilamacdougal4874]

Ad hominem deflection. Bolton cites facts: you plainly have no actual objection.

[@bobtaylor170]

@@sheilamacdougal4874 our objections are the millions of middle Easterners and thousands of Americans his accepted advice has gotten killed, the many more of each which it has gotten injured for life, the essential destruction of many Christian communities which had been tolerated and protected by Arab head knockers like Gaddafi. Oh yes, then there is the many trillions of dollars it's cost primarily the United States. And let's not forget that Boltonism has meant the extension and enfoldment of us all within the tentacles of the far more powerful transnational security state which we now have. I do not consider an always dubious at best minimalization of terrorism an adequate price to be paid for that which is essential to being a dignified human being, the preservation of personal privacy. Boltonism is the "right wing" contribution to the loss of privacy, while the Left's unquenchable instinct to politicize everything it touches is its. We're squeezed from both sides by it, and have become even more desperate to preserve our basic humanity because of it. There are some facts for you.

[@NorfolkSceptic]

Sounds like Trump is on the right track. :) After Trump's last term, wouldn't you place loyalty at the top of the list? :)

[@niriop]

Trump must be pretty d u m b to have filled his cabinet with so many disloyal types…

[@sheilamacdougal4874]

Not from imbeciles. It could be a necessary condition, but for Trump it appears to be a sufficient condition.

[@aureliustratos3268]

how many dead children is this guy responsible for

[@EE12CSVT]

To the nearest million

[@niriop]

@@EE12CSVTProof?

[@EE12CSVT]

@@niriop Were you born five minutes ago?

[@evolassunglasses4673]

​@@niriop one of the worse NeoCons on the face of the Earth.

[@sheilamacdougal4874]

@@aureliustratos3268 Far less than the number of children that would have been killed had Saddam and his two sons remained in power for the past two decades.

[@GriffinParke]

Complete buffoon. Best you can do is ignore him.

[@ErnestLemmingway-v6i]

The guy interviewing Bolton is a complete buffoon. And a scaredy cat to boot: "... by that time we'll be in WW3 boo-hoo-hoo"

[@sheilamacdougal4874]

Thank you confirming that you have no real objection to anything he said.

[@TheVeritas2100]

Bolton - old school wiesel' ! - he only fooled Trump once ... 🙂

[@610vegas]

This man is Evil full stop.

[@sheilamacdougal4874]

What are you, a virtue-signaling appeaser of the ayatollahs as they go nuclear?

[@610vegas]

@@sheilamacdougal4874 You are either ignorant, stupid or a psychopath. You can choose.

[@610vegas]

@@sheilamacdougal4874 You are either ignorant, stupid or a psychopath you can choose which one.

[@Igneshto]

Lol.... He's got about as much pull with the population as Cheney 😂😂😂 Screw this guy and everything he and the uniparty stand for.

[@airtale.p]

You are making your own life a lot worse with Trump. Do you understand that? Are you capable for a second shutting up the fear and dishonesty in your head and looking at what's going on?

[@bobtaylor170]

​@@airtale.poh, that's right. We missed our chance with the greatest woman since Jeanne d'Arc, Kamala Harris. I'm so glad you don't get to vote in our elections.

[@sheilamacdougal4874]

Among the worthless ad hominems that inundate this section, yours is by far the dumbest.

[@LordoftheSith]

@@airtale.pwho cares what a leftist like you thinks lol

[@airtale.p]

@@bobtaylor170 You missed having 2 presidents in a row who don't beat down worker unions and who actually crack down on monopolies which make general costs high and service quality trash. You missed a chance for reducing the wealth gap. And instead you chose to self-destruct and choose to be controlled by a bunch of born-rich billionares and 3 trillionares, to make everyone poorer while they the 3 richest person already owns more wealth than the bottom 50% together. You fucked yourself over. Big time.

[@shu-tichou4460]

What’s your reason to interview John Bolton? Expose him or conspiracy?

[@notreallydavid]

Everybody who's worked with a national leader gets interviewed about them over and over. That's all.

[@God-dt7om]

It’s good to listen to all, especially those who were in The circle.

[@kareliask]

It's depressing to hear a politician who can immediately coherently answer a question at length without tripping up. Why has this become a novelty amongst our leaders.

[@markcreemore5879]

You scored a real turkey with this bloodthirsty warmonger. Not listening to 3 seconds of his garbage.

[@sheilamacdougal4874]

Yes, stay in your little echo chamber, lest you risk learning something.

[@daniel.lopresti]

About the biggest crackpot on the American Right, and we even have to endure his occasional literary missives on the Telegraph.

[@bobtaylor170]

Americans don't consider him a Rightist. We consider J.D. Vance a "Rightist," as the categories have mutated. Bolton is an Imperialist, a warmonger.

[@GleeSmee]

When the guy with the Mad Professor mustache whose answer to every problem is “Bomb Iran” calls you a crackpot…

[@contemplating1015]

👌🏻

[@nordan00]

You’ll rarely go wrong doing the opposite of what Bolton recommends.

[@buttcube6085]

the hawks were right...

[@sheilamacdougal4874]

Thank you for confirming that you have no real objection to anything he said. However, feel free to expound your alternative preference for peace in our time as the ayatollahs go nuclear.

[@alexanderhowarth6460]

​@@sheilamacdougal4874 gratuitous war is a bad thing, actually

[@bosto23]

John Bolton has no credibility

[@Cryptoversity]

He is an incredible warhawk; his credibility is as a demonic walrus.

[@Coherers]

@@Cryptoversity The Moustachioed Maniac !

[@sheilamacdougal4874]

What does credibility have to with anything? The facts he cites about Gabbard and the other nominees are public knowledge and epistemologically uncontroversial. You go ad hominem because you have no actual objections.

[@LordoftheSith]

@@sheilamacdougal4874 and you have nothing to back your case. Who’s indulging in ad hominem attacks now?

[@sheilamacdougal4874]

@LordoftheSith You mean, if someone criticises your exclusive reliance on ad hominems, that is itself ad hominem? It's not; it's pointing out the invalidity of your argument, or lack of any. As for supporting Bolton's arguments, the facts about Gabbard and other nominees are public knowledge and their veracity not in question. He could have added much more: she praised Julian Assange and Edward Snowden and called for all charges against them to be dropped. That is the person nominated to coordinate U S. intelligence. If you don't see the problem, I won't waste further time explaining it.

[@jimbodimbo981]

When John Bolton calls someone a crackpot…they probably are…takes one to know one

[@Christian___]

He thinks anyone who isn't up for WWIII is a crackpot. Meanwhile he was a self-avowed draft dodger during Vietnam, so it's only other people who are to fight in these wars he supports.

[@lodden90]

People dislike him, but men like John Bolton are needed, as our adversaries certainly do have men like him working against us.

[@BuffaloSoldier1965.]

war hawk

[@niriop]

What about Trump when he killed Soleimani? The near-war with North Korea?

[@peterfrance702]

Can't listen to this poisonous our soul.

[@AmyCheesman-w8s]

The problem with Bolton is that he just irradiates so much cynicism and bitterness that I find it really hard to believe him, and I don't want him involved in anything so important as world affairs.

[@notreallydavid]

radiates! (Kick me.)

[@animalfarmer9597]

John Bolton Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Was this a Monty Python sketch?

[@hollytalbot6695]

Evil to the core.

[@bobtaylor170]

I think really that guys like Bolton and Cheney are better thought of as lunatics.

[@christianbolt5761]

I trust Michael Bolton more

[@itglitch-d1w]

than what?

[@Cryptoversity]

@@itglitch-d1w THan John Bolton, war-demon

[@j.burgess4459]

Bolton calling other people "crackpots" is a bit like Hulk Hogan accusing other people of wrestling mania...

[@georgevardan5924]

I went through comments:))) Spectator is full of Putinistas!:)

[@aac74]

Yep everyone I disagree with is Putin and Hitler!

[@peterweber3830]

Bolton is envious of Trump

[@hannahmondry4678]

I agree with his analysis. He's right. Unfortunate for us all.

[@amcluesent]

Is Bolton trying to beat Ted Heath's record for the longest sulk in political history?

[@TheMOV13]

The Incredible Sulk

[@jdg9999]

Utter clown, glad the comments seem mostly in agreement.

[@billyfife9084]

Bolton calling other people crackpots is pretty ballsy.

[@unclem7816]

Wow, this guy is wrong on almost every take.

[@stevenklinkhamer9069]

Yes. Points well taken. Agree.

[@casey203]

When I think of a Washington Swamp Creature Bolton is who I imagine. Please ignore him and leave him to sulk in the depths.

[@williamvorkosigan5151]

John Bolton never met a war he didn't like... Except the one he should have served in. I can think of few people I have less respect for.

[@aroyalaustralian]

Strange, but dangerous character.

[@roryhungrrr]

Trump summed up well there

[@rileykaiseeker4294]

@@roryhungrrr Trump won. You lost. Suck it.

[@cosimocub]

Maga up in dis. Bolton is right

[@tomk8729]

Bolton lol! Come on Freddy this is a waste of air time.

[@jillfeatherman5523]

Remember when Bolton said he was considering a presidential run? Literally no one on the right or left likes him.

[@patricktaylor6761]

If you ever wondered what happened to Beaker after the Muppet Show ..... ....Now you know.

[@Supperconductor]

Cenk's brother from another mother.

[@Jiz1obber]

John Bolton calling someone else a crackpot? Projection much?

[@peteconroy1348]

This guy seems insane...and quite a liar too

[@KM-pq7sr]

Bolton is a disgrace.

[@junehitchcock170]

Bolton?? Was he elected? No. Says it all.

[@awuma]

Very good interview from someone who has been there. He was derided for a long time for being tough on Russia, and has been proven to be absolutely right.

[@jemzargo]

Oh my god. John Bolton 🤮🤮🤮

[@lovepeaceandrespect8808]

people voted for trump, so he shouldn't have a say, no one voted for him, please john Bolton resign

[@debbiedawson8109]

Excellent interviewing Freddie

[@raymondrogers3929]

While I disagree with many of Bolton's postions and characterizations, he nonetheless raises a number of valid foreign policy observations. The propensity of people to express nothing but contempt for Bolton in the comments leads me to believe viewers here deprive themselves of the actual usefulness of some of the points raised.

[@robinfaulkner9945]

Talking of the crackpot fringe: ladies and gentlemen, John Bolton

[@brooksc900]

Bolton the extreme warmonger sounds off.

[@lawrenceP-n7p]

Oh, sour grapes and venom. What a poisonous man

[@blondesweetness3909]

Swamp creatures: “This person is a threat and dangerous” Americans: perfect lol America is about to take a wrecking ball to the DS! What a time to be alive!

[@advisorsandy2068]

Ukraine is simple. ZELENSKY MAKE A DEAL.

[@professorchris3515]

Why are you interviewing Bolton??

[@yinoveryang4246]

Never seen Bolton with such a good sense of humour as in this interview. Maybe some humiliation is good for some peoples soul : Trump said of him "He was good in a certain way. He’s a nut job. And every time I had to deal with a country when they saw this whack job standing behind me, they said, ‘Man, Trump’s going to go to war with us.’ He was with Bush when they went stupidly into the Middle East. They should have never done it. I used to say it as a civilian…." My feeling is that Boltons contribution to world peace and stability means that if Bolton remans out of prison for his life, he'll be a lucky man.

[@andrijapfc]

Wait, JOHN BOLTON is calling someone a crackpot? What?

[@topfruitconsultancyltd1767]

Waste of space this guy!

[@DrEO86]

John Bolton talking about character problems

[@TheMOV13]

Not going to bother with this one.

[@notreallydavid]

Like him or dislike him, how much has he said here that's demonstrably wrong? (The Gabbard loyalty stuff is too 'Just asking questions' for my taste. There's far too much of that.)

[@lovepeaceandrespect8808]

he is good at lying and deception

[@alexanderhowarth6460]

The kettle calling the wine glass a water boiling apparatus

[@vanessawoodard8566]

Sour grapes. Literally irr

[@LordoftheSith]

He’s only sore because he got left out

[@Winstadog]

The guy ironed his collar on a wok

[@ninasnyman]

This is a very bitter man

[@Creality.R.Crooks]

"Fifteen thousand" ... "Who knows?" John Bolton has not managed to arrive at the realisation that he is too senile to be so up himself as he would like to keep on being except that he is too senile. Did you get that? I said he is too senile. See you tomorrow.

[@gravitaslost]

Lol. He has no room to talk.

[@muttleyZZZ]

Pot Kettle Black, cannot watch this war monger

[@evanwilliams4532]

This guys "expertise" over 4 administrations has gotten us absolutely nowhere

[@God-dt7om]

I love hearing alternative opinions, we need to be open minded, but Bolton simply hates Trump, and he may be correct about Trump. I don’t think Trump is a great person however attacking all his nominations is just petty.

[@barracuda008l4]

Bitter to the end and incapable of forgetting his bitterness in the interest of the country

[@peterloxham502]

Not sure I gained anything from this interview, except I drew the conclusion that this was a bitter old man with a great memory of facts that were not logical?

[@KGBot]

proper ganda!

[@unblessedcoffee1457]

Why do the people with "fringe crackpot ideas" keep being proven correct?

[@Cryptoversity]

and get called crackpots by verifiable lunatics like Bolton Pompeo, Lindsey Graham and Hillary Clinton

[@nockianlifter661]

If you throw enough mud at a wall it’s guaranteed some will stick. Not a good idea to base important decisions on random feelings. Leave that for party games like pin the tail on the donkey.

[@pvorster8042]

Well, he should know something about being a crackpot. The Spectator needs to reflect in its own credibility.

[@pvorster8042]

Sorry ... on.. This man was a back-stabber who is still throwing a prolonged hissy fit.

[@nobodysfool2232]

Here for the clown show

[@HamishBanish]

Bolton really does not get the genius of Trump. Bolton is a second rate mind, I disagree with nearly everything he says. History will remember Trump as a three-time Presidential winner while Bolton will become a novelty quiz question. Spectator, you really must try harder for guests desperate enough over Thanksgiving.

[@samuellowekey9271]

Remember to👎

[@Spectre2434]

♥️♥️♥️

[@KimPhilby203]

Off topic, but does anyone know a good restaurant in Washington DC?

[@TheVeritas2100]

WTFzCK is Bolton talkig about ? 🙂 ***Amazingly, not one man in a dress was NOMINATED.*** and NOT ONE TRI-SEXUAL , not one GENDER-ADJUSTED weirdo, and actually NOT ONE "DEI" Nominee - Un-F-Believable, how does TRUMP do it over and again ?! AMAZING ! 🙂

[@proselytizingorthodoxpente8304]

Bolton's not wrong

[@TheMOV13]

Not wrong, dead wrong.

[@Cryptoversity]

He is always totally wrong ..... except for evil, he is right for evil.

[@susanesposito7971]

Glad he is no longer in a position of importan;ce. Military Industrial Complex jerk who looks out for himself

[@advisorsandy2068]

ARRRAGHHHHH .

[@econoclast6284]

Bolton dodged the draft in Vietnam, but remains very keen on sending young US men into war zones on his behalf. Honestly Freddy, you sully this awesome podcast with such cretins.

[@redfernpixelgnomepitcher1377]

Extreme" lol, by which he means "Moderately conservative"

[@bobsansmal]

John Bolton?!?!?!? I don't think I'd give a s#!7 what he has to say about anything. I mean it might be worthwhile to listen to his suggestions and then do the exact opposite.... Of course, I wouldn't recommend listening to me either...

[@tonysherwood9619]

Attack dog frenzy!

[@tonyspear329]

Elliott Abrams on next week ?

[@SecretCervix]

WTF You folks are really out of touch.

[@robertsleigh1]

The Spectator, now edited by the useless Gove, is suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome. So glad I'm not paying for a subscription any more. Sour grapes from Bolton - what a surprise!

[@denzilr2154]

Spectator journalists seem to be appeasers , do they know what’s really going in Ukraine, some food for thought.

[@rebauer2000]

6,862 views, but only 165 likes. I wonder how many dislikes?👎👎

[@georgevardan5924]

Excellent! A person worth to be president!

[@everythingisupsidedown9593]

LOL

[@josephwurzer4366]

Why do you have this guy. Do you know how out of touch he is & a lone wolf. He’s irrelevant!

[@patrickleonard2881]

War monger

[@nockianlifter661]

Brilliant summation by Bolton.