Pompeo and Bolton are slippery opportunists who richly deserve each other, but the idea that writing a tell-all memoir makes Bolton a "traitor" further drains meaning from a word that used to be something more than a random insult. https://t.co/lKKDUpXpmV
— Michael R. Bromwich (@mrbromwich) June 19, 2020
https://t.co/bIC04HK60i pic.twitter.com/C6QGwovtYz
— Mike Pompeo (@mikepompeo) June 19, 2020
.@SecPompeo calls former National Security Adviser @AmbJohnBolton a “traitor who damaged America” pic.twitter.com/m2cwa4wbJt
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) June 19, 2020
"The secretary is not a note passer." pic.twitter.com/TxEJDDMA2i
— Dave Brown (@dave_brown24) June 18, 2020
A person close to @SecPompeo — who insisted on anonymity — denied the note-passing incident: "The only person full of shit is John Bolton. The secretary is not a note passer. And if he has such a note, he should put up or shut up."
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) June 18, 2020
Bolton describes a White House atmosphere that is more like a college dorm and says Trump advisers constantly criticized the president behind his back. In one meeting, he says Pompeo passed him a note that said of Trump: "He is so full of shit.” https://t.co/1NddzPlX6y
— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) June 17, 2020