John Bolton sums up Trump’s ideal cabinet picks in one damning word

Story by Mike Bedigan. November 13, 2024.

Trump is choosing cheerleaders, and fanboi, such as Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Kristi Noem “I do think there’s a group of people who think that they are going to be able to screen out people, not on the basis of philosophy so much as on their attitude toward the president. And the word loyalty is often used. I think that’s the wrong word. Actually, I think what Trump wants from his advisors is fealty, really a futile sense of subservience. And you know, he may get that, but I will tell you that that will not serve him well over the course of his next term, and it certainly won’t serve the country well.” – John Bolton, Bolton, 25th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2005 - 2006), third official National Security Advisor (April 2018 - September 2019).