PoliticsPoliticsH.R. McMasterIraq war

Tweeters Freak Out Over Donald Trump's Appointment Of 'Warmonger' John Bolton

"I’m not gonna sugarcoat this: we’re f**ked."
Lee Moran
By 

Reporter, HuffPost

LOADINGERROR LOADING

President Donald Trump horrified many people on Twitter Thursday when he announced that the notoriously hawkish former UN ambassador John Bolton would be his next National Security Adviser:

I am pleased to announce that, effective 4/9/18, @AmbJohnBolton will be my new National Security Advisor. I am very thankful for the service of General H.R. McMaster who has done an outstanding job & will always remain my friend. There will be an official contact handover on 4/9.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 22, 2018

Bolton, who has also been a commentator for Fox News, will officially replace H.R. McMaster in the role on April 9.

Tweeters’ biggest concern was that Bolton, who advocated for the Iraq War during his time as a State Department official during President George W. Bush’s administration, will lead the U.S. into another conflict:

I’m not gonna sugarcoat this: we’re fucked. https://t.co/dSTFsxmdYw

— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) March 22, 2018

And this is why you don't hire a psychotic warmonger as a TV pundit while an unstable, nuke-loving president is in the White House, you cable news assholes https://t.co/lhIjkQb3JH

— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) March 22, 2018

One wise source just messaged that this is the final scene of The Godfather 1

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 22, 2018

Initially when I heard it was Bolton taking over I was excited...then I heard it was JOHN BOLTON and was terrified. 😳😳🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/3ywI7eNuaW

— reb brad (@reb3939) March 22, 2018

The TV to Trump pipeline in action again: a longtime Fox contributor become national security adviser https://t.co/styMKzpdaR

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) March 22, 2018

John Bolton, the biggest warmonger in America, is likely Trump's next National Security Advisor... a position that doesn't require Senate confirmation, by the way.https://t.co/wtneWYXdcH

— Emma Vigeland (@EmmaVigeland) March 22, 2018

Hold on to your hats, folks. How the White House gets ready for this North Korea summit in May amid all this turnover is beyond me... https://t.co/OI6jOUuUIK

— David Nakamura (@DavidNakamura) March 22, 2018

That’s it. We’re all gonna die. https://t.co/Yyk6z9mhq0

— KU (@brownbunny13) March 22, 2018

With the appointments of Mike Pompeo and John Bolton, @realDonaldTrump is successfully lining up his war cabinet. Bolton played a key role in politicizing the intel that misled us into the Iraq War. We cannot let this extreme war hawk blunder us into another terrible conflict.

— Ed Markey (@SenMarkey) March 22, 2018

The President is surrounding himself with combative lawyers. He’s replacing Tillerson and McMaster with Pompeo and Bolton.

It’s almost like the President is preparing to go to war in the legal and foreign relations sense...

— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) March 22, 2018

John Bolton as National Security Advisor is the worst case scenario. Trump campaigned against the disastrous decision to invade Iraq, but Bolton remains unrepentant and is now arguing to strike North Korea. Disaster.

— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) March 22, 2018

This post has not aged very well https://t.co/WDnPDu0zl9 pic.twitter.com/9E1Huhc5bp

— Ben Dreyfuss (@bendreyfuss) March 22, 2018

Before You Go

LOADINGERROR LOADING
|
Submit a tip
Close

What's Hot