Nation
Sarah Sanders Torches Bolton In Her New Book, Says He’s ‘Drunk on Power’
Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders tweeted Monday a series of excerpts from her forthcoming book “Speaking for Myself,” which included a number of scathing accounts of former National Security Advisor John Bolton.
Bolton’s book “The Room Where it Happened” is set to be released Tuesday, but has been met with harsh condemnation from the White House over reportedly including classified information related to U.S. national security, including alleged lies.
Click here to read Sara A. Carter’s op-ed on Bolton’s book release.
Read a few excerpts from my soon to be released book “Speaking for Myself,” including a behind the scenes account of John Bolton, a man drunk on power who ultimately betrayed America when he didn’t get his way. https://t.co/nADrFC7HJk
— Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) June 22, 2020
In her statement, Huckabee Sanders described Bolton as “a man drunk on power who ultimately betrayed America when he didn’t get his way.” Moreover, Huckabee Sanders said Bolton constantly acted contrary to the President as if he was the elected Commander in Chief himself. Read the full excerpt below:
Earlier in the trip, the Winfield House had been the site of a nasty fight between senior White House officials. To prepare for every foreign trip we had daily operations meetings and briefings leading up to the trip itself…
— Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) June 22, 2020
The UK state visit had lots of moving parts and one area of concern was that there would not be a presidential motorcade to and from most events, because the president would predominantly be traveling on Marine One. The UK security team was allowing one small staff motorcade…
— Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) June 22, 2020
so they could be part of Bolton’s motorcade and not get stuck in traffic. Bolton’s team acknowledged the request. As he did on many of our foreign trips, Bolton had a separate agenda and often arrived and departed on a different plane because he didn’t want to travel…
— Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) June 22, 2020
On board were Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, Senior Advisor Stephen Miller, Senior Advisor Dan Scavino, Walsh and me. Based on US protocol, Mnuchin, Mulvaney and Walsh all outranked Bolton…
— Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) June 22, 2020
While en route, UK police directed us to pull to the side of the road because someone was coming through…we looked over to see who it was and sure enough here came Bolton and his motorcade. We waited and watched as Bolton sped by and left us in the dust…
— Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) June 22, 2020
Bolton was a classic case of a senior White House official drunk on power, who had forgotten that nobody elected him to anything. Often Bolton acted like he was the president, pushing an agenda contrary to President Trump’s…
— Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) June 22, 2020
Mick made clear he was the chief of staff and Bolton’s total disregard for his colleagues and common decency was unacceptable and would no longer be tolerated. “Let’s face it John,” Mick said. “You’re a f—— self-righteous, self-centered son of a b——!”
— Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) June 22, 2020
The rest of us looked on and nodded in approval, proud of Mick for standing up for us. Mick even got a few high fives from officials thrilled someone had put Bolton in his place.”
— Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) June 22, 2020
Over the weekend, a federal judge ruled that Bolton can proceed with publishing his book as planned despite the backlash. However, the Judge did share concerns that Bolton “gambled with the national security of the United States.”
I gave John Bolton, who was incapable of being Senate confirmed because he was considered a wacko, and was not liked, a chance. I always like hearing differing points of view. He turned out to be grossly incompetent, and a liar. See judge’s opinion. CLASSIFIED INFORMATION!!!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 22, 2020
Immigration
Show me the money! Report shows U.S. unable to show effectiveness of $3 billion spent in Mexico
The U.S. government has spent more than $3 billion in Mexico to reduce drug trafficking and transnational crime since 2008; unfortunately, little can be shown for it.
A report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office found that “the U.S. government cannot demonstrate that it is achieving its goals in Mexico and that its investments, at over $3 billion since 2008, have been spent effectively.”
The Center Square writes that the U.S. money going to Mexico was intended to mitigate transnational organized crime and violence in Mexico, enhance the country’s rule of law and reduce drug trafficking to the United States. The report discusses work of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
“Specifically, the United States relies on Mexico to help manage cross-border crime and migrant smuggling, and Mexico relies on the United States to disrupt the flow of firearms into Mexico and decrease the U.S. demand for drugs,” according to the report.
“Firearms from the United States fuel violence in Mexico” the report continues. In 2021, the U.S. Government Accountability Office reported that about 70% of firearms seized in Mexico from 2014 through 2018 and submitted for tracing originated in the United States.
As for drugs, according to the Office of National Drug Control Policy, cartels in Mexico supply most of the cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin and illicit fentanyl smuggled into the United States.
“Despite ongoing security assistance, the security situation in Mexico has significantly worsened over the last 15 years. From 2007 to 2021, the homicide rate in Mexico more than tripled to one of the highest national homicide rates in the world, from eight homicides per 100,000 people to 28 per 100,000 people, according to the United Nations,” according to the report. “Meanwhile, Mexico has extremely low rates of prosecution for all crimes, according to the 2022 State Department Human Rights Report on Mexico.”
The report states two additional problems are less cooperation from Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and corruption.
“The López Obrador administration, which took office in late 2018, reduced security cooperation with the United States at the federal level,” states the report. “This limited some programs, according to U.S. officials.”
Furthermore, “High levels of impunity and corruption in Mexico impede the rule of law and limit potential partnerships for State/INL and USAID,” according to the report. “For example, State’s 2022 human rights report stated that some Mexican government officials were complicit with international organized criminal groups, but these officials were rarely prosecuted or convicted.”
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