In a polarized political context in the United States, figures from the world of entertainment, music, and business have expressed their support for Donald Trump’s candidacy for the presidential elections on November 5, 2024. The Republican candidate, who is seeking to return to the White House, has the endorsement of celebrities whose voices could influence the vote of the undecided.
However, it seems like a tough task after “Americans broadly pick Kamala Harris as the winner of last week’s widely watched presidential debate,” as reported by ABC. The debate took place last Tuesday in Philadelphia, the reports of which were produced by Langer Research Associates for ABC. Now some opinion has come to light regarding the former US president. But that is not new for Trump.
In the latest edition of his Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Joe Rogan talked about how Trump’s run as president would differ from his previous term. The reason? That’s because earlier the business tycoon did not know how to run the government and rule as the president since he was an outsider. However, he would be a learned man now.
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According to Matt Walsh, who was present on the podcast with the 57-year-old, one of the major things Trump probably has learned is to choose his allies wisely. In his last term, he found it hard to run the country because he had people within his administration ruling against him. Walsh said, “There’s no way to really control it. And especially in his case, you’ve got so many people within his own administration plotting against him.”
Rogan, purely stunned by the allegations, had a major question to ask: if it was an issue in the past or if Trump faces a similar threat in the future. “Is there a lot of people within his own administration now, you think, plotting against him? Or only then? Do you think it’s just backstabby politics—that’s just what they do, period?” But while Walsh is unsure of the situation in the current cabinet, he did reveal that it was a prominent problem in his previous term. A perfect example would be the situation with John Bolton. “He made a lot of really bad—I mean, bringing guys like John Bolton in,” added Walsh. An error that the former President of the United States would surely like to avoid.
Donald Trump and John Bolton had several key differences, a major one being their views on foreign policy. Bolton was often called the hawk, the reason was his advocacy for military intervention in other countries such as Iran. He also opposed peace talks with North Korea and the Taliban. These major differences caused a rift between the two that led to a termination and a lawsuit.
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The feud that took a legal turn
The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir, the book by John Bolton, was released after months of delay since its announcement. When Bolton said in 2019 that he would publish the memoir of his time in the White House, Trump was furious. Since then, the president has vilified his former subordinate and even sued him to prevent the launch.
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The 27-page lawsuit filed by the White House alleges that Bolton’s book contains “significant amounts of classified information…the manuscript may not be published or otherwise disclosed without the deletion of this classified information.” But what are the revelations in this book that worry Trump and his administration? One of Bolton’s main criticisms of Trump is that he doesn’t have a philosophy or strategy for managing foreign policy. According to the former official, the president has dedicated himself to dictating ‘policies’ through Twitter without consulting his main advisers.
The constant change of heart is one of the president’s shortcomings, according to Bolton. An example of this was Trump’s relationship with Kim Jong Un. He first threatened to launch missiles at North Korea, then arranged a summit with the North Korea leader in mid-2018. Well, it truly looks like Bolton wasn’t a big fan of the former president. But do you believe his claims? Let us know in the comments.
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