He points to an attempt in 2019 in Venezuela and rules out that the assault on the Capitol was a coup
John Bolton, Donald Trump’s former National Security Adviser, has stated in an interview with the CNN television network that he “helped” plan coups in other countries and ruled out the idea that the assault on the Capitol on January 6 of 2021 was equivalent to a coup.
“As someone who has helped plan coups, not here, but in other countries, it takes a lot of work, and it’s not what (Trump) did, going from one idea to another until he finally goaded those responsible for the coups.” riots on Capitol Hill,” he told journalist Jake Tapper.
Thus, he has cited among these examples an attempt in Venezuela in 2019 against the president, Nicolás Maduro, although he has clarified that the United States “did not have much to do with it.” “I wrote about Venezuela in my book, but (the coup attempt) was not successful. I saw what it takes for the opposition to try to bring down an illegitimately elected government,” he explained.
“The idea that Trump is half as competent as the Venezuelan opposition is laughable,” he argued, before emphasizing that “you have to understand the nature of the problem” with the former president. “Using a reference to Star Wars, it’s a disruption of the force, but not an attack on our democracy. It’s Trump worrying about Trump, a once-in-a-lifetime thing,” he added.
In this way, Bolton has highlighted that Trump “did not overthrow the Constitution to buy time” and has stressed that “it is a mistake” to say that the assault on Capitol Hill “was a carefully planned coup.” “It’s not Trump’s way of doing things. He goes from one idea to another, one plan fails and another arises », he has indicated.
“He doesn’t listen to anyone else, but it’s important to understand that nothing Trump did after the (November 2020) election in relation to the lie about voter fraud is indefensible,” said Bolton, who has held numerous positions in the administrations of Ronald Reagan, George HW Bush, George W. Bush and Trump himself, in addition to being permanent representative of the United States to the United Nations between 2005 and 2006.
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