Former national security adviser John Bolton disputed the main thesis of The Atlantic's recent report alleging that President Trump disparaged fallen American soldiers in France, calling the claim "simply false" in an appearance on "The Story" Monday. BOLTON'S MEMOIR UNDERCUTS ATLANTIC CLAIMS"I don't know who told the author that, but that was false." — John Bolton, 'The Story'"The main issue was whether or not weather conditions permitted the president to go out to the cemetery," Bolton, who was in the room at the time, recalled. Trump "sort of took the facts as they were," Bolton said, calling the canceled trip a "very straight weather call." DEMOCRATS PROJECT CAMPAIGN MESSAGES ON TRUMP HOTEL IN DC AFTER ATLANTIC REPORT"I can’t prove the negative that he never said those things," Bolton told host Martha MacCallum.

Source: Fox News September 08, 2020 00:33 UTC