John Bolton reveals why Trump 'lies a lot' as he fact-checks his Mar-a-Lago press meet
WASHINGTON, DC: Former national security advisor John Bolton delivered a scathing critique of his ex-boss, former President Donald Trump, asserting that he has become so detached from reality that he can no longer differentiate between facts and falsehoods.
According to Bolton, Trump exists in a personal bubble where the distinction between truth and lies has become irrelevant to him.
John Bolton suggests Trump’s press conference reflects preparations for 2024 election loss
John Bolton’s remarks were in response to Donald Trump's hour-long press conference on Thursday, broadcast from Mar-a-Lago.
During the event, Trump vehemently criticized Democrats and the media and even challenged Vice President Kamala Harris to three debates.
Bolton suggested that Trump is already preparing justifications for a potential loss in the 2024 election.
Kaitlan Collins highlights discrepancies in Trump’s claims about Hillary Clinton
CNN host Kaitlan Collins questioned Bolton about Trump’s claims from the press conference, specifically regarding Trump’s alleged past protection of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Trump had remarked, “I was very protective of her. Nobody would understand that, but I was I think my people understand it. They used to say, ‘Lock her up, lock her up,’ but I’d say just, ‘Relax, please.'”
To highlight the disparity between Trump’s current claims and his past statements, Collins played clips from the 2016 election where Trump called Clinton “guilty as hell” and advocated for her incarceration.
John Bolton criticizes Donald Trump’s confusion between truth and falsehood
In one clip, Donald Trump said, “Folks honestly, she’s guilty as hell,” and in another, he stated, “I think she should be in jail. She should be locked up.”
John Bolton responded to these clips by emphasizing that Trump’s inability to distinguish truth from falsehood goes beyond just frequent lying.
Bolton argued, “Trump can’t tell the difference between what’s true and what’s false. It’s not that he lies a lot because to lie, you have to do it consciously."
"He just can’t tell the difference. So he makes up what he wants to say at any given time. If it happens to comport with what everybody else sees, well, that’s fine," he continued.
"And if it doesn’t comport with anybody else, he doesn’t really care and he’s had decades of getting away with it. So in his mind, the truth is whatever he wants it to be. And that’s what you heard today,” Bolton added.
