Trump Put Re-Election Prospects Ahead of National Interest, Bolton Alleges – WSJ

WASHINGTON—President Trump’s decision-making consistently prioritized his re-election and his family’s well-being ahead of the national interest, according to a new book from his former national security adviser, John Bolton, who describes “obstruction of justice as a way of life” inside the Trump White House and denounces what he says is the president’s penchant to “give personal favors to dictators he liked.”

In a scathing account of his 17 months working for the president, Mr. Bolton describes Mr. Trump as “stunningly uninformed,” easily swayed by authoritarian leaders and often the subject of scorn among his own advisers. Among the episodes he recounts are June 2019 meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping in which he says Mr. Trump pleaded with his counterpart to help him win re-election by purchasing agricultural products from the U.S. and gave China his blessing to continue building camps for Uighur Muslims, which Mr. Bolton likened to concentration camps.

Mr. Trump broadly defended his handling of foreign policy issues in an interview, including his decision to reverse penalties on Chinese companies as part of his trade negotiations. He denied giving Mr. Xi approval for Uighur camps in China and sharply criticized Mr. Bolton.

Source: Trump Put Re-Election Prospects Ahead of National Interest, Bolton Alleges – WSJ


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