Bolton Slams Trump’s New National Security Strategy

Chaotic, inconsistent, and contradictory. That’s how John Bolton, a staunch Republican hawk, describes the White House’s newly released 33-page National Security Strategy. He claims it “ignores the great threats to the United States.” The administration’s vision? A country showing off its strength in its own hemisphere.More ships, more bases, more soldiers are planned to control migration, drug trafficking, and the rise of competing powers in its “backyard.” It’s essentially the “Trump Corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine – a fresh take on President James Monroe’s 1823 warning against foreign meddling in the Americas.And it sends a clear message to Beijing, too.

The document prioritizes a speedy end to fighting in Ukraine, aiming to prevent escalation and restore a strategic balance with Moscow. But surprisingly, there’s no criticism of Russia at all. Instead, Europe faces harsh words, portrayed as a declining civilization – echoing JD Vance’s controversial speech in Munich. “I believe the NSS was written by people close to the vice president,” Bolton says.

Now 77, Bolton once represented the U.S. at the UN and served as national security advisor from 2018 to 2019. He’s now considered an “enemy” by the former president. His 2020 memoir, “The Room Where It Happened,” painted a picture of Trump’s government as a personal empire. This led to a major rift – and potential legal trouble. He was accused of mishandling classified information, a charge that could have landed him in prison for up to ten years.

bolton has become a leading voice of the anti-Trump right, and he isn’t holding back. “The president deals with everything in a transactional, ad hoc way,” he explains. “He doesn’t pursue coherent policies. Take Ukraine, for example. He doesn’t understand what’s in the interests of the Americans, NATO, or the Ukrainians. He just asks: can we make a deal? That’s how he operates. It’s not strategic. He only focuses on what’s right in front of him.”

Does this apply to Venezuela as well?

“The National Security Council process within the administration has completely broken down,” Bolton argues. “venezuela is a perfect example. It’s not clear Trump even knows what he wants to do. But the problem exists at every level. Consider his tariff policies – they’re inconsistent and will likely become even more confusing (we’ll know in a few weeks if the Supreme Court overturns them). His supporters claim he’s playing three-dimensional chess, but he’s really just reacting to the moment.”