National security adviser John Bolton speaks during a briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on Jan. 28. (Mandel Ngan/ AFP/Getty Images)Opinions editorBefore John Bolton entered the Trump White House as national security adviser, he had a lucrative career as hawk-on-demand for Fox News and groups seeking public speakers. Indeed, it was this Fox perch that in part drew President Trump’s eye and brought Bolton to the prominent national security policymaking role he always craved. But instead of a crowning glory, Bolton’s new position has become a comic spectacle in which he has to defend the most ridiculous kowtowing to authoritarians. The national security adviser’s helplessness was even more obvious on CNN:TAPPER: Do you take Kim Jong Un at his word?

Source: Washington Post March 04, 2019 15:13 UTC