Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders recently shared an excerpt from her forthcoming book, “Speaking for Myself,” which is expected to be released later in 2020.
She describes Bolton as a man “drunk on power” as she tells a story about his actions while on an official visit to England.
Sanders tweeted:
Earlier in the trip, the Winfield House had been the site of a nasty fight between senior White House officials. To prepare for every foreign trip we had daily operations meetings and briefings leading up to the trip itself…
— Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) June 22, 2020
On board were Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, Senior Advisor Stephen Miller, Senior Advisor Dan Scavino, Walsh and me. Based on US protocol, Mnuchin, Mulvaney and Walsh all outranked Bolton…
— Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) June 22, 2020
While en route, UK police directed us to pull to the side of the road because someone was coming through…we looked over to see who it was and sure enough here came Bolton and his motorcade. We waited and watched as Bolton sped by and left us in the dust…
— Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) June 22, 2020
Bolton was a classic case of a senior White House official drunk on power, who had forgotten that nobody elected him to anything. Often Bolton acted like he was the president, pushing an agenda contrary to President Trump’s…
— Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) June 22, 2020
Mick made clear he was the chief of staff and Bolton’s total disregard for his colleagues and common decency was unacceptable and would no longer be tolerated. “Let’s face it John,” Mick said. “You’re a f—— self-righteous, self-centered son of a b——!”
— Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) June 22, 2020
The rest of us looked on and nodded in approval, proud of Mick for standing up for us. Mick even got a few high fives from officials thrilled someone had put Bolton in his place.”
— Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) June 22, 2020
Attorney General Bill Barr has also stated that if Bolton does not remove classified information before publishing all proceeds will be seized by the U.S. government.
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