| | *Friedman, Victoria (March 29, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/03/29/john-bolton-trump-eager-will-britons-carried-out-brexit-trade-deal/ John Bolton: Trump ‘Eager for the Will of the British People to Be Carried Out’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 29, 2019.</ref> | | *Friedman, Victoria (March 29, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/03/29/john-bolton-trump-eager-will-britons-carried-out-brexit-trade-deal/ John Bolton: Trump ‘Eager for the Will of the British People to Be Carried Out’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 29, 2019.</ref> |
| − | Bolton is relatively moderate-to-liberal on social issues, supporting [[abortion]] in certain instances and supporting [[same-sex "marriage"]].<ref>Freiburger, Calvin (March 23, 2018). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/planned-parenthood-boos-trumps-new-security-adviser-john-bolton Planned Parenthood boos Trump’s new security adviser John Bolton]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved March 24, 2018.</ref> He has criticized the International Criminal Court as a threat to U.S. sovereignty.<ref>Bolton, John (November 20, 2017). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-hague-tiptoes-toward-u-s-soldiers-1511217136 The Hague Aims for U.S. Soldiers]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved September 11, 2018.</ref> | + | Bolton is relatively moderate-to-liberal on social issues, supporting [[abortion]] in certain instances and supporting [[same-sex "marriage"]].<ref>Freiburger, Calvin (March 23, 2018). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/planned-parenthood-boos-trumps-new-security-adviser-john-bolton Planned Parenthood boos Trump’s new security adviser John Bolton]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved March 24, 2018.</ref> He has criticized the International Criminal Court as a threat to U.S. sovereignty.<ref>Bolton, John (November 20, 2017). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-hague-tiptoes-toward-u-s-soldiers-1511217136 The Hague Aims for U.S. Soldiers]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved September 11, 2018.</ref> He considers himself a hawkish libertarian, one who supports the concept of national sovereignty.<ref>Welch, Matt (March 23, 2018). [https://reason.com/2018/03/23/my-conversations-with-john-bolton/ My Conversations with John Bolton]. ''Reason''. Retrieved September 10, 2019.</ref> |
| − | Despite the fact that he disagrees with [[Neoconservatism|neocons]] on several issues,<ref>Rogan, Tom (April 10, 2018). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/foreign/john-bolton-a-complex-worldview-that-just-might-work-for-trump John Bolton: A complex worldview that just might work for Trump]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved May 9, 2019.</ref> Bolton's rabid pro-interventionist positions have rightfully earned him the label of "neocon" from many conservatives. | + | Despite the fact that he disagrees with [[Neoconservatism|neocons]] on several issues,<ref>Rogan, Tom (April 10, 2018). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/foreign/john-bolton-a-complex-worldview-that-just-might-work-for-trump John Bolton: A complex worldview that just might work for Trump]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved May 9, 2019.</ref> Bolton's rabid pro-interventionist positions have rightfully earned him the label of "neocon" from many conservatives. |
| | Among other things, Bolton has, during his tenure as National Security Adviser alone: | | Among other things, Bolton has, during his tenure as National Security Adviser alone: |