Trump initially refused to hire John Bolton because he disliked his moustache. They resolved to play good cop and bad cop, although the partnership turned out to be more like bad cop and worse cop. Protesters in Washington DC object to John Bolton’s nomination as US ambassador to the United Nations in 2005. When it’s not tallying Trump’s offences, Bolton’s book is a monument to his own grandiosity. • The Room Where It Happened by John Bolton is published by Simon & Schuster (£25).

Source: The Guardian June 28, 2020 07:52 UTC