Bolton called Trump a “deviation in American politics” and pushed the idea that the entire Republican Party was responsible for Trump’s behavior and the repeated dismantling of norms.
“I do not think you can attribute Trump to everyone,” Bolton said. “Trying to blame everyone else, I think, is simply more Washington politics. The focus here should be on the real problem, the center of the problem, and that is Donald Trump.
Bolton called on Republicans to vote tighter in the election of their presidential candidates, to ensure they have a real character and a true philosophy, unlike people like Donald Trump. ‘
Asked if he felt the Republicans supported Trump’s false allegations of widespread electoral misconduct – the driving force ideology behind the attack on the Capitol on Wednesday – Bolton said he saw no reason why they should not be held accountable. Tur specifically inquired about sens. Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz, who led the Senate’s efforts to challenge the election college result, but Bolton did not deliver the verdict.
“I think individual Republicans will have to make decisions whether they support individuals who participated in this effort to prevent the election from being certified. And I think there is still a lot to be seen from their behavior,” Bolton said.
Bolton spoke out about his upset during his time in the Trump White House. In his post-mortem book, “The Room Where It Happened,” Bolton portrayed Trump as unfamiliar with basic facts and especially driven by re-election – which often led to cases that Bolton said should be investigated by the 2019 indictment of the House. The White House at the time tried to stop the publication of the book in the courts, but was unsuccessful. The book was released in June last year.