John Bolton former US Ambassador to the United Nations and former White House national security advisor on He admitted Tuesday that he helped plan a coup attempt in Foreigner countries.
Bolton made Statements to CNN after the congressional hearing on January 6, 2021, attack on The United States Capitol. The panel legislators on Tuesday accused former President Donald Trump of incitement to violence in a last-Give up trying remain in power After losing the 2020 election.
Speaking to CNN anchor Jake Tapper, Bolton noted that Trump is not qualified enough to withdraw. off “A carefully planned coup,” he later added: “As someone who Help plan coups – not here but you know (in) Other places – it takes a lot of work. And that’s not what he (Trump) did.”
Tapper asked Bolton what attempts he was referring to.
“I won’t go into details,” Bolton said before mentioning Venezuela. “it turns out out Not being successful. It doesn’t mean we had a lot to do with But I saw what it is took for Opposition to trying to overthrow an illegal regime elected President illusion failed,” He said.
In 2019, Bolton as national The security advisor publicly endorsed Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido call for The military to me back His efforts to oust Socialist President Nicolas Maduro, claiming that Maduro’s re-election was illegitimate. In the end, Maduro remained in power.
“I feel like “There are other things you don’t tell me (outside of Venezuela),” the CNN anchor said, prompting a reply From Bolton, “I sure exist.”
many foreigners policy The experts have over She criticized the Washington years history of Interventions in else countriesOf which role in overthrow in 1953 of Then the nationalist Iranian Prime Minister Mohamad Mosaddegh and the Vietnam War to its conquests of Iraq and Afghanistan this century.
But it is very unusual for US officials should openly acknowledge them role in fueling turmoil in Foreigner countries.
John Bolton, who served in highest attitudes in United State governmentincluding the UN ambassador, casually boasting that he helped plan coups in else countrieswrote Dickens Oliwe, the BBC’s Kenya correspondent on Twitter.
