connecticut a progressive one at that quoted that he was quote legitimately shaken to see john bolton to leave the white house. samantha powers, you remember her. the obama official primarily responsible for the catastrophic destruction of libya. the move that flooded europe with refugees. that official, samantha power told reporters today that the firing was a very troubling sign believe it or not a number of other republicans made similar noises mitt romney quote he was very, very unhappy that bolton was leaving. he went on to describe the national security advisor as a brilliant man with decades of experience in foreign policy. romney didn t say much about this experience. he wasn t specific about it. why? probably because none of bolton s experience in the end helped america. romney is right. bolton has, in fact, been on the scene for decades. all of us are suffering the consequences of it. but, whatever.
process. and the final call is based on multiple factors, not a single event or individual. responding to the cnn report blaming the president, the cia took the unusual step of issuing this statement: misguided speculation that the president s handling of our nation s most sensitive intelligence, which he has access to each and every day, drove an alleged exfiltration operation is inaccurate citing anonymous sources reported that the president s may 17th disclosure of classified information to the russians about terrorism was a pivotal moment. renewing discussion about the intelligence officials about the access risk of exposure. the oval office meeting was described to fox news as, quote, irrelevant to the cia s decision-making. fox news has learned that the intelligence community assessment about russia s election interference publicly released in 2017 as well as media attention about the source and their proximity to president putin were a major factor for the agency. and it s impor
we need to bring them off the streets. get them out of our lives. tucker: okay. so that kid is an annoying idiot. but just because he said it doesn t mean it s not going to happen it. turns out a lot of republicans are now saying they are open to red flag laws. they are upset about mass shootings, everybody is everyone is looking for a way to prevent them. but a red flag law is the answer. if government can simply take away your constitutional rights by deciding you are dangerous and not moving it, then how are they constitutional rights in the first place? and if red flag laws require no criminal charges at all, what will protect you from being abused for political reasons? last week in san francisco, the city s board of supervisors, remember, designated the nra and it s 5 million americans, quote: a domestic terror organization. you think authorities in san francisco are going to do much to make certain your rights are protected? do you think authorities in any big city will? where
but 28 minutes after the letter of resignation was delivered, the president tweeted that bolton didn t quit. he was fired, quote: i asked john for his resignation, which was given to me this morning. but, in a message to fox news bolton immediately fired back saying there was no request for resignation. a person close to john bolton wouldn t comment on the was he fired or wasn t he controversy but that person did sneak in the last word saying that since bolton has been national security advisor, there have been no bad deals on iran, north korea, russia, and syria. the standoff on who fired who goes on. tucker? tucker: trace gallagher. thanks for that. well, some years ago cnn hired former obama official jim sciutto and he has been delivering for them ever since. on monday sciutto appeared with what sounded like a blockbuster story. here s what it was. the cia had been forced to spirit an agent out of
john boltons who currently the staff federal bureaucracy deeply mediocre lifers, drunk on uberous. protected by bullet proof job security. they are more likely to die on the job than be fired and they know it. as a group these people have done an awful lot to make this country poorer and sadder and more divided. the actual john bolton is gone, likely forever. the question tonight is will he be replaced by another john bolton just like him and unfortunately there are signs that that s possible. in fact, in washington, it s always possible. change are not always for the better. don t lie to yourself. apparently on the short list tonight to replace bolton is the president s special representative for iran brian hook. he may be a good person unapologetic neocon. he has undisguised contempt for donald trump as john bolton did. and he particularly dislikes the president s nationalist foreign policy which is one of the reasons people voted for donald trump in 2016. one administration official