"I didn't speak up sooner because I didn't have a book deal yet for some cash. I'm still as morally corrupt as when I voted for Trump. I'm willing to get roasted a bit by you to sell more books. Cash is what's important here Stephen" This is what I heard.
@Em Jay Actually, I'm glad Stephen did the interview. I was unaware of how exactly how much of a piece of cowardly garbage Bolton was until this, and I won't be buying his book now. He doesn't deserve the money.
Kirk Johnson I would have named the book "Blow by Blow" Oh! I see where I got that title from, It was an album of Jeff Beck's. Kirk check my very very interesting videos. th-cam.com/video/LodPBkz3Kw4/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/LIiWTo-wKCg/w-d-xo.html&authuser=0
Cash it what drives bolton to commit the attrocities in other countries as well. Lucky for him the military industrial complex pays millions for the right person to be the front man.
My apologies, Stephen. I admit I had a smidgen of doubt yesterday when you said you were interviewing Bolton; I should have known better and assumed you'd hold his feet to the fire. Good job and thank you!
"What could be worse in Hillary Clinton's or Joe Biden's philosophy than betraying your country to a hostile foreign leader?" And yet we had to wait for a late-night comedian to ask.
And you all put him there. I am gathered you are educated enough to know about Pandora's Box, and what happens when you open a can of worms. A wannabe autocrat...………... Christ - all - mighty...…………...
Seriously?!? Asking questions from a subject ONLY about his recent-past[ because the focus is on absent topic] is suffice to be "hard-hitting"? Then just bear it with me.. And.. *For the international-facet of this, watch this serious interview from a current-affairs source:* th-cam.com/video/T_Xt8Xwd50k/w-d-xo.html. *Good thing:* Unlike on chat-/talk-shows, it's all break-free - in a single part/video. *Bad thing:* Look at how many times and how long he keeps smiling. Watch till the end. Raw humanity...!
Stephen is so underrated for his political interviewing skills - ever since Colbert Report, his demeanor, fairness, and humility disarm his subject and let him build up to the tough questions without shutting them down. Please book him more political interviewees!
He doesnt get why bolten worked for trump tho. It was because bolton thought he could influence trump to break with china and other hardliner stuff. Thanks god trump kicked him before he could do more damage.
In fact, he could have had a chance of redemption if he spoke out when it mattered versus cashing in on a book deal. What's left of the GOP are either delusional or sellouts to the country and its well-being.
Oh, he's always been a despicable person and I don't see why the so-called "fake" news media is giving him any attention at all. Go sell your book on Fox because they're the 'real" media..
Hector G. Nope, not a good man at all. He’s just being vindictive and making money off it. He is just confirming what many on the left have been saying about Trump. Basically he’s taking off the veneers of a highly polished turd.
At the end of the day it all comes to party loyalism, Democrats dont step over another democrats in power, the same goes with republicans, i think the only one who went against Trump was Mitt Romney and now is paying it dearly being alienated by its own party
@@radicalxg8282 justice democrats aren't just stepping on the democrats in power....they're giving them the boot right out of office and taking their place!
They actually thought.. they could control a full-on, literal, petty, insecure, Joffery-esque manchild. look at how well that turned out for the Lannister family.. 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🙄🙄
@@EdwardHammer “Sometimes, when I try to understand a person’s motives, I play a little game. I assume the worst. What’s the worst reason they could possibly have for saying what they say, or doing what they do? Then I ask myself, ‘how well does that reason explain what they say and what they do?"
No, anyone can be president if they agree to drop enough bombs on people John Bolton doesn’t like. Which is everyone other than John Bolton. This guy is the most disgusting war pig on earth.
Don D'Amico are you gona ignore the fact trump is worse ? The fact that boltons claims are true? Just like every other trump supporter, all you do is insult . Because you all are dumb. I dont say it to insult , I literally think you are stupid. Have a look at trumps twitter praising china 15 times in February. Did you ignore that too?
I thought exactly this!! He is such a Little Finger of the political world - working for some of the worst leaders, in terms of damage inflicted to communities - both national and international.
YA SHADE MAN YAAAAA. WHEN COBFART SAID THE WORD TRUTH,I PASSED BEER THROUGH MY N0SE. STEPHNE COBFUCK WOULD NOT KNOW TRUTH HE HE FELL IN A VAT OF TRUTH. BOLTON YOU ARE A TRUE RINO.
I don’t watch as many interviews with Stephen, I’ve never seen him get so harsh with somebody. He’s honest and to the point even when frustrated. And with a wonderful vocabulary too, I hadn’t heard “callow” in years.
Oh, he’s just trying to be humorously self-deprecating, as one does during these types of interviews. Unfortunately for him, he’s coming across as exactly what he is: venal, manipulative and self-interested.
@@queensinthesky I'm sure it irked him, being a veteran, geriatric politician and labeled as naive for thinking you can 'educate' someone with no history of wanting to have anything to do with being educated about, "...the complexities of nuclear policy..." Seriously?? What in Trump's history indicated he would be interested in the complexities of anything other than a woman's lingerie, and probably the most exciting part for him, the consent of the resulting NDA? Hell, he hired Cohen because he *doesn't like* the complexities of any type of interaction at all.
"Because I couldn't believe it was that bad" is a statement I've heard constantly from 2016 Trump voters once they realized he wasn't helping their smaller farming areas
They desrve to be dehumanized. That question Colbert asked about what could be worse than selling out to a hostile foreign power - it's not a fucking joke, is it.
@Matthias Coppens... Bolton DOESN'T deserve that Courtesy!! - Bolton is Currently Desperately grasping at ANYONE or Thing that shows compassion!! - Bolton SHOULD've Testified Against tRUMP at the Impeachment and Slam-dunked the Fat-ass!! - Bolton wanted to make some BIG Money
@@NewhamMatt While helpin him to sell his book, just like Colbert helps all thugs who got spat out by this administration. It is his main flaw. He is harsh about them when talking behind their backs, but once he gains access to them, he cannot resist a juicy piece of that sensationalist pie and therefore has to become their little doggy.
@@Schmidtelpunkt Colbert has his price, and can be bought. I still enjoy the show, and I find Colbert intelligent and funny....but I have lost a lot of respect for him in the past 6 months or so...
I hate to admit it but you guys are right about Colbert. He is a Clinton supporter and he doesn't even bother to hide his bias, their show kept inviting Hillary on back a few years. I know he's not a journalist so he's not beholden to neutrality but like, this feels dirty
D Kahn Stephen interviewing Bolton in a good fashion and Bolton being whatever you claim he is are two separate issues here. So your statement/comparison is rather dumb AF...
@@cojo582 No the neo liberal millionaires and the billionaires of the DNC love him now and the billionaires who control the democratic party also own the media and stephen colbert. The left hates all these people including colbert and the democratic party. If you have been told otherwise you are being lied to.
Bolton is very fortunate as Stephen really wanted to say to him, " How could you be "SO....DAMN .... naive?!?!? Stephen asked him in advance just how thick skinned he is. He pulled a tRUMP. He lied. Being thick skinned is not whining, "You really insulted me!!"! He's as much of a sick joke as tRUMP. For the day when these worthless Republicans are out of sight and out of mind. It will take years before their stench becomes a fading memory. That includes you John Bolton!! Book or no book!!
He isn't naive. He's insulted because Colbert just called him on his bullshit. He's a coward who hides behind false naivete instead of admitting to his own greedy and power thirsty motives.
Yes...what an interview. Steve never shows any bias when interviewing anyone on his show. Now, with others that he disagrees with...that's another thing.
The fact that he is able to equate tactics to remove with the actual crimes that were committed is mind blowing. To blame Democrats for being partisan coming from the most partisan being I've ever seen is just rich.
Alessio Maxia All crooks! We need to VOTE all of them out! Then, if again, those elected do not represent as they should, we vote them out, and so on...
@@generic3725 That's simplistic and stupid. Not everyone is a crook. Ultimately, it's republicans specifically who have impeded any progress and any policy other than tax cuts for over. a decade. Everyone doesn't have to go, but if they aren't actively fighting to make things better, hell yes they need to go.
I think they sleep well, except for worry of angering Trump. Some people are true believers, some people see no problem in arguing x one day and the opposite the next if it benefits their arguments, most are shady opportunists.
They easily rationalize it and are open about it: Trump has serious character flaws but the bottom line is that he’s advancing the Republican agenda: closing our borders, cutting corporate tax rates, eliminating environmental standards, appointing conservative justices to our courts, and so on.
@@xYouthAttackx Isn't there some line you draw as a thinking person who has some moral backbone? Like the Germans who didn't like what they saw pre-WWII and left Germany in protest against the rise of Hitler - didn't have to but did.
Agnes Kim love your entire quote especially the last part " . . this guy can learn." Yeah Bolton to quote the Rolling Stones is a "sack of broken eggs." You thought I was going to say something else. Check my two videos if you please. th-cam.com/video/LodPBkz3Kw4/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/LIiWTo-wKCg/w-d-xo.html&authuser=0
"What could be worse in Joe Biden or Hilary Clintson's philosophy than betraying your country to a hostile foreign leader, Sir?" ~ SC. Steven Colbert asking he tough questions with a smile!
Why is John McCain. Bush. Bolton. Romney. Rumsfeld. Cheney. Now awsome people who speak truth to power for the left. Oh yes i know now. Never Trumpers...lol.
Someone needs to call them out. They were willing to be party to the deaths of 120,000 Americans as long as they got to block rape victims from having access to abortion and make judicial appointments.
@@zenarcade1142 Never Trumper? Bolton _voted for him, donated to him, got handpicked by him, then put up with him for 18 fucking months while ruthlessly defending him up till the moment he got fired._ What insane moon shit delusion are you running in your head that calls _that_ a Never Trumper?
I’ve read the book and you are absolutely right ! He had one goal : to pull America out of almost all existing multilateral and bilateral treaties especially arms treaties and he achieved almost all. 1. Iran Nuclear deal 2. Paris climate accord 3. UN human rights commission 4. New START 5. INF deal with Russia His philosophy was - America is the biggest and the baddest . If it’s not going our way, we rip the deal apart and negotiate something to our advantage consequences be damned. He also has no qualms with regime change. It’s all about force and strong power .
Gf P Yeah but that’s hard for all of us, and we are all, no matter how hard we try, blinded by our biases to some extent. Sure, no doubt he was. But we probably all are to some extent or other too. It’s the biggest battle for an honest person, the battle to recognise and mitigate our own biases.
Clarke Okah Yes, exactly. Bolton’s dangerous and wrong IMHO, because his philosophy is ‘might is right’. Which on,y works for him as long as America is the most powerful. I don’t believe for a moment his ‘philosophy’ would survive another country being more powerful and imposing its will as it wished. A,Erica exceptionalism sucks. It’s basically just ‘might is right’ plus the assumption that America will always be the most powerful. And it doesn’t work b/c America’s military power isn’t enough. Even it’s economic power isn’t enough. It needs its allies. Without its allies it is not the most powerful nation on earth. Bolton’s philosophy overlooks that, to America’s great loss. When was the last time the US won a war anyway? When was the last time it won a war in its own? It doesn’t even know what’s happening in the rest of the world without its Five Eyes intelligence allies.
Ironic the people who think they are apex predators have no inkling how low on the food chain they really are. GWBush's admin was chock-full of moles, Trump's is loaded with useful idiots. - Who of course he thinks are HIS idiots.
Wow, Stephen, FIRE!! Superb interview! I just watched all four segments (I really wish for this particular interview, your producers had done one edit for better continuity) and you were magnificent. So many takeaways and quotes that it’s hard to pinpoint just one. All together, this is perhaps one of the best interviews you’ve done of any political figure. Respectfully, you held Bolton accountable and did not let up. Bravo!
Exactly. The GOP has known how bad he is from day 1 but opted to try and stage manage the man-child in order to hold onto power. We're all paying a huge price for that miscalculation. The GOP should as well.
@@BrendanDormanMMA douchebag liberals like Kiwi will even side with a Neo Con like Bolton they hate trump so much. Trump just issued a statement about Bolton "All Bolton wants to do is bomb people, the guy is nuts... Wants to bomb China and Russia its his answer to everything"
You gotta be kidding me. “ I rather vote for an incapable president who would sell the country to a hostile foreign leader rather than vote for a democrat.” It’s amazing how far the US political system has divided the nation. This is an absurd point.
And when he interrupts Stephen to tell him that's he's trying to answer the question of why Hillary or Biden is worse than Trump, he immediately dodges the question. Some people are respecting Bolton's decision to speak out against the President, but it would have helped if he was willing to testify during the Impeachment, rather than saying, "Wait until my book comes out." Thanks for speaking out way too late, I guess, but overall, Fuck you John Bolton.
Bolton is a greedy coward. Who knows what would have happened if he did the right thing and testified. One thing that is for sure is that his information could have shed more light on the matter. We will never know what would have happened bc Bolton sold his soul for a few bucks and worse of all, us Americans suffer because of his lack of transparency and cowardice.
Paulo Tenorio the secret though is not convincing those die hard Republicans to vote for a democrat, but to not vote at all and just be prepared to take the consequences for the next 4 years. Smart Republicans should be planning what is the best way to regain government in 2024.
Henry Tawnn I agree with you and if he did testify and after the senate chose to acquit trump then it would make the senate look like co conspirators and would not last long
Late-night hosts often do some of the best and often only truly satisfying interviews of this administration's current/former staffers that we get. Bless em and the necessary bit of catharsis that they provide!
@@courtneyk5916 Being stuck inside during covid feels like really boring disaster movie like a version of Jaws where they closed the beach and decided to wait it out.
Bolton should be shamed out of public life. This interview just helps to recuperate him, keeping him legitimate in the beltway. Complicity in empire via soft critiques of this kind are not surprising; this show is a good example.
@@Research0digo Perhaps, but I think this gives a softened view of what is evil. What did we learn about the evil policies Bolton's supported throughout his political career in this interview? He basically got lightly scolded for trying to use Trump. Colbert could have devoted time to a piece on Bolton's myriad crimes, but instead he gave steam to his book tour. Why not interview an actual critic of Bolton's instead - like Medea Benjamin or Glen Ford? I'm sure the yuck-bucks would still flow.
What a sad little man; having led a sad little life, and destined to be remembered by history as a sad footnote in this tragic cautionary era of future Americana.
As a moderate I honestly don't believe this country will move forward til we have future americans that believe that both parties are RIGHT when it comes to issues instead of both parties being wrong. Bolton is a scary example of where this country is going. If people continue to be Politically Bias and would rather destroy this country rather then endorse the better party then we are going to keep going down a dark path. The Fall of the Roman Republic was due to decades and decades of stale mates between both wings of the senate which divided the country and led to the power rise of Julius Caesar.
The cover photo of John Bolton's face looks EXACTLY like the cat when I wake up the very first second he is right there staring at me like this!exactly!
Actually it was a huge insult for Bolton. He was trying his hardest not to lose his shit when Stephen asked how a supposedly experienced international negotiator like him could've been played so badly by Trump.
He says he didn't realize, 4 years ago, that he was _that_ bad. That surely no human being could be THAT intellectually incurious and vapid and hollow. Oh give me a break.... It was OBVIOUS. Utterly predictably obvious. It's absurd to think there might be some hidden depth to the most shallow human being on earth. That's my #1 issue with Trump: His utter lack of curiosity about ANYTHING. He knows NOTHING...and in fact, doesn't even know....that he knows nothing. He's ignorant of his own ignorance. But that was never ever in doubt. Everyone with the slightest shred of intellectual honesty could see that about him. I just do not buy it that Bolton didn't see it....and only became aware of it after working with Trump one on one for over a year. I think the truth is obvious: He always knew Trump was like this. How couldn't he? But he decided there might be something in it for him....if he allowed himself to pretend to be a sycophant in Trump's orbit. And after that didn't work out like he hoped it would.....only then did he decide to be honest and say what he ALWAYS thought of Trump. Cliche as it may be.....fucking too little too late. Seriously. What the hell is wrong with all these former Trump administration officials? Every single one of them, once out of office, when it's too late, when their words are impotent, all say the same thing: Whatever awful things you think of Trump....trust me, it's far FAR worse. Yeah.....we know. We KNOW. We've always known. This isn't news to us. What....do you want a pat on the back? For stating the obvious? For stating the obvious....AFTER you had a chance to tell the truth in a forum that would have had real consequences? Enough. To the rest of them, still in office: Tell the truth NOW. Not later. Now. And if you don't do that....you're irredeemable and you get no platform for your stupid fucking book. Gahhh.....rant over. :P
It's just awe inspiring. He's willing to kill thousands to get his d**k hard and in the end he cries over the smallest slight. Poor wittle warmonger got his fweelings hurt.
It is scary how much of that left/right lingo is part of the general political discourse. Turns every discussion into an ideological debate and doesn't help anyone but the idiots pretending to be the Gatekeepers of the left or right ( or Alternative Right if people just won't take you seriously lel) Had to explain to a 16 year old cousin that neither of us live in France or want to Guillotine the French Monarch so distinctions like the left/right are entirely useless in modern politics smh. People can lean left economically and lean right militarily, like it used to be about compromise and consensus and not remembering what ideology "you belong to" every time a political question comes up.
Yes, the ones who are "left" after the wealthy and the corporations and the elites are taken care of. In other words, the people who don't matter to conservative Republican politicians. Government of the wealthy by the wealthy for the wealthy - and screw everyone else. Want the truth that "conservatives" bury? Give me a "click" and visit my TH-cam channel.....
Great interview... Steven has a way of asking the tough questions. Kudos to Bolton for going on, obviously he does care about what he's witnessed with this current administration. He knows what's coming for him!
He's a war criminal. The crazy thing is he's only really mad at Trump for cancelling the attacks on Iran. Trump feared it would lead to war and didn't want to do that over a drone, while Bolton hoped it would lead to war. Mistake putting a Bush holdover in the cabinet to begin with.
Exactly! He thought he could manipulate Trump and be the power behind the office. He was arrogant enough to think he could outsmart Xi and Putin - they are playing 3d chess and he plays go fish...
My version of your clever answer. "I saw how easy it was for fascists to manipulate Trump, so I figured I'd be a shoo-in to get my way, too"- John Bolton
@@mephi5t0 Damn you for beating me to it 😄 Kudos though 👍 p.s. I don't know if you googled it or not, but I knew it by heart. I know all about the White House ecosystem.
What it is really like? It's like HE DOESNT CARE! That simple. Cant rattle someone who doesnt give a flying .... what is said. He is a career politician-skin of a rhino.
Tbh i think he noticed, i just think he is ignoring it to be civil. As mentioned, he is a career politician. He is probably decent at "looking the other way" to be able to have a proper chat :)
"I couldn't believe it was that bad" I think that really means "we the GOP thought we could control him cause he's stupid.....turns out he's the wrong kind of stupid..."
That’s exactly what I thought too! In other words, they wanted to play him and thought they could teach him to stand there (points to a spot) and just say this to the people so we can do our stuff over here. And what they got was a belligerent old man in the throws of his terrible two’s who says, “I DOOL IT MY SELFFF!!”
They're still getting what they want, he's dismantled and rolled back the policies they want. The problem was they didn't expect him to be dumb enough to say it all out loud
A comedian asks more pertinent questions than any journalist I have heard, amazingly
I love Colbert's boldness and brevity. He's not afraid to ask questions that might piss off the other person.
He's an ideological hack.
That's why Colbert loved when Bolton said you have to have tough skin to work in government. Free to drill him as hard as he'd like.
@@wjlintz And you are projecting.
I don't think you know what brevity means. Did you mean bravery?
@@leoak I don't think you know what curt means, did you mean to understand that they like how irreverently terse Colbert is? See also: blunt, brusque
"I didn't speak up sooner because I didn't have a book deal yet for some cash. I'm still as morally corrupt as when I voted for Trump. I'm willing to get roasted a bit by you to sell more books. Cash is what's important here Stephen" This is what I heard.
Good analysis...Kirk Johnson. He had a chance to come forward during the impeachment!
Now he wants accolades on his book....no deal traitor!
@Em Jay Actually, I'm glad Stephen did the interview. I was unaware of how exactly how much of a piece of cowardly garbage Bolton was until this, and I won't be buying his book now. He doesn't deserve the money.
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Cash it what drives bolton to commit the attrocities in other countries as well. Lucky for him the military industrial complex pays millions for the right person to be the front man.
Really?!?
He knows the definition of ‘roast’.
Seriously? That's quite contradictory to his supremacist outlook.
“You sound like fun”... Colbert is just the best.
My apologies, Stephen. I admit I had a smidgen of doubt yesterday when you said you were interviewing Bolton; I should have known better and assumed you'd hold his feet to the fire. Good job and thank you!
Thought the same thing going into this. Really glad I misjudged him.
Colbert isn't biased towards any one party. He knows all sides are snakes.
Never had a doubt. Actually, could not wait.
"What could be worse in Hillary Clinton's or Joe Biden's philosophy than betraying your country to a hostile foreign leader?" And yet we had to wait for a late-night comedian to ask.
I said just that six hours ago
And we got no answer. The coward.
And you all put him there. I am gathered you are educated enough to know about Pandora's Box, and what happens when you open a can of worms. A wannabe autocrat...………...
Christ - all - mighty...…………...
@@lw3269 I said it 6 weeks ago but excellent observation
harvestcanada Not true. He cheated to get into the WH. Lost the popular vote b
How is it late night shows are still asking harder hitting questions than news channels?
It's because the comedians who make it are talented and real people.
Seriously?!?
Asking questions from a subject ONLY about his recent-past[ because the focus is on absent topic] is suffice to be "hard-hitting"?
Then just bear it with me.. And..
*For the international-facet of this, watch this serious interview from a current-affairs source:* th-cam.com/video/T_Xt8Xwd50k/w-d-xo.html.
*Good thing:* Unlike on chat-/talk-shows, it's all break-free - in a single part/video.
*Bad thing:* Look at how many times and how long he keeps smiling. Watch till the end. Raw humanity...!
Stephen is so underrated for his political interviewing skills - ever since Colbert Report, his demeanor, fairness, and humility disarm his subject and let him build up to the tough questions without shutting them down. Please book him more political interviewees!
Well said.
He doesnt get why bolten worked for trump tho. It was because bolton thought he could influence trump to break with china and other hardliner stuff. Thanks god trump kicked him before he could do more damage.
@@la4ambada yeah he does but he doesn't want his guest to leave when he's interviewing him more after a commercial break
It also helps when the interviewee is a narcissist!
Maybe - but he should learn not to interrupt during the interview! I thought that was on page one on being a good journalist/interviewer.
Just because he is speaking against trump does not make this guy a good man, do not be mistaken.
Yes! He's a warmonger who is itching to go to war. Just because he felt uncomfortable with it under Trump doesn't make him a hero for the left.
In fact, he could have had a chance of redemption if he spoke out when it mattered versus cashing in on a book deal. What's left of the GOP are either delusional or sellouts to the country and its well-being.
Of course not. History is my teacher.
Oh, he's always been a despicable person and I don't see why the so-called "fake" news media is giving him any attention at all. Go sell your book on Fox because they're the 'real" media..
Hector G. Nope, not a good man at all. He’s just being vindictive and making money off it. He is just confirming what many on the left have been saying about Trump. Basically he’s taking off the veneers of a highly polished turd.
The fact that a public official writes a book instead of doing something about it is everything that is wrong in America.
best post here so far...
You said it!
Old bastard sold his soul for a few bucks.
He did something, he wrote a book to make a profit.
Contrarily the free market is why Cubans float their asses over HERE
This guy is just another grifter. If he cared, he would have testified when his country needed him.
He makes my skin crawl... Ugghh
At the end of the day it all comes to party loyalism, Democrats dont step over another democrats in power, the same goes with republicans, i think the only one who went against Trump was Mitt Romney and now is paying it dearly being alienated by its own party
Yup...he is that little fish that hangs around sharks.
Amen
@@radicalxg8282 justice democrats aren't just stepping on the democrats in power....they're giving them the boot right out of office and taking their place!
"Did you think chaos was a ladder?" 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
“Did you think chaos was a ladder you could climb?”
Well played Sir.
Sansa Please
They actually thought.. they could control a full-on, literal, petty, insecure, Joffery-esque manchild. look at how well that turned out for the Lannister family.. 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🙄🙄
@@EdwardHammer “Sometimes, when I try to understand a person’s motives, I play a little game. I assume the worst. What’s the worst reason they could possibly have for saying what they say, or doing what they do? Then I ask myself, ‘how well does that reason explain what they say and what they do?"
"Did you think Chaos was a ladder you could climb?" Great question.
It came from GOT.
So to him, ANYONE could be President and learn everything on the job, as long as they were a conservative. Gross.
No, anyone can be president if they agree to drop enough bombs on people John Bolton doesn’t like. Which is everyone other than John Bolton.
This guy is the most disgusting war pig on earth.
Don D'Amico are you gona ignore the fact trump is worse ? The fact that boltons claims are true? Just like every other trump supporter, all you do is insult . Because you all are dumb. I dont say it to insult , I literally think you are stupid. Have a look at trumps twitter praising china 15 times in February. Did you ignore that too?
Trump's not a conservative. He's a libertarian.
@@stubkar He's just an uneducated, spoiled brat. Don't try to apply a political ideology to a toddler seeking praise.
@@dondamico9546 Yes, he loves war as long as he is not the one fighting it.
Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish: Chaos isn't a pit. Chaos is a ladder
Just like the 8th season of GoT America is going to shit.
Caossh*
@@muhammadgbadegesin8043 Daenerys Trump got mad.
That quote sucks and so does colberts show. Hes a sellout
@@daricklapaglia4337 Why, because he stopped performing stand up at your favorite indie comedy clubs in the late 80's/early 90's?
That GOT “chaos is a ladder” reference was golden Stephen 😂 Bolton had no idea you compared him to Little Finger 🤣
He’s even got the Bolton name, must be common amongst evil fucks!
I thought exactly this!! He is such a Little Finger of the political world - working for some of the worst leaders, in terms of damage inflicted to communities - both national and international.
Aww, Bolton felt insulted by being called naive.
Stephen was way more polite than Bolton deserved.
Naive is the best thing Bolton could be cause any other option would have clearly malicious intent. He didn't know Trump was that bad, smh..
He was getting info from him.
"[Trump] isn't deep enough to get your socks wet in." Colbert is genius
i didnt hear the "in"(was far from the computer at the moment) and didnt quite get it. and after i read your comment it was instant. thanks!
Just like his Master, John Bolton "takes no responsibility, at all."
Really enjoying the shade that Stephen is bringing to the conversation.
War criminals deserve no quarter
Yeah.....many shades of gray.....
YA SHADE MAN YAAAAA.
WHEN COBFART SAID THE WORD TRUTH,I PASSED BEER THROUGH MY N0SE.
STEPHNE COBFUCK WOULD NOT KNOW TRUTH HE HE FELL IN A VAT OF TRUTH.
BOLTON YOU ARE A TRUE RINO.
Russia and China will interfere in the election.
Same hubris and piety that pushed voters toward Trump in 2016.
I don’t watch as many interviews with Stephen, I’ve never seen him get so harsh with somebody. He’s honest and to the point even when frustrated. And with a wonderful vocabulary too, I hadn’t heard “callow” in years.
This is a perfect example of oxymoron
I mean, Bolton has to have a think skin. Being a genocydal warmonger and all that.
The one time we ever liked Trump was when he failed to cave in to Bolton's war hawk demands
John Bolton: you've insulted me by calling naive!
[John Bolton immediately proceeds to explain how naive he is]
"Did you think chaos was a ladder?" "The book is full of shocking revelations that shouldn't have been shocking at all." Whew - Colbert went IN.
When a Game of Thrones reference can apply to real life, you know you're in deep shit
It is known
You know nothing John Snow (Bolton).
The GOP is dark and full of terrors
@@aweeks062 That statement belongs on a t-shirt!
John Bolton: you gotta have thick skin in Washington.
Also john Bolton: you’ve insulted me by calling me naive
Really John? Really?
I'll admit, I don't think he's really insulted. He didn't shut down and neither his body language or tone changed.
um... that was a joke
You can have thick skin and recognize that someone has insulted you. He didn’t say he was offended
Imagine looking at Trump and thinking: " That guy would want to learn about the complexities of international arms negotiations"
Yea ok buddy...
@irish inNY a professional
"i have my reasons not to speak during the impeachment" yeah your million dollar book deal. must be nice huh
"You've really insulted me by calling me naive."
Well it's that or complicit. Pick one.
Oh, he’s just trying to be humorously self-deprecating, as one does during these types of interviews. Unfortunately for him, he’s coming across as exactly what he is: venal, manipulative and self-interested.
Indeed
Ha, good gone, that's exactly the situation
Colbert was being generous.
It’s “naive.”
Oh Mr Bolton, calling you naive was probably the nicest thing he could have called you.
Bolton: "I have thick skin"
Bolton, when he is called naive: REEEEEEEEEE
He didn't seem to take it so bad. It seemed like Abit of a joke.
He was smiling as he said "well now you've insulted me" and continued to calmly answer the question. Don't exaggerate.
@@queensinthesky I'm sure it irked him, being a veteran, geriatric politician and labeled as naive for thinking you can 'educate' someone with no history of wanting to have anything to do with being educated about, "...the complexities of nuclear policy..." Seriously?? What in Trump's history indicated he would be interested in the complexities of anything other than a woman's lingerie, and probably the most exciting part for him, the consent of the resulting NDA? Hell, he hired Cohen because he *doesn't like* the complexities of any type of interaction at all.
"Because I couldn't believe it was that bad" is a statement I've heard constantly from 2016 Trump voters once they realized he wasn't helping their smaller farming areas
he transformed them. from proud successful entrepreneurs, now they are welfare queens.
usa became a royal nation.
I really love how Stephen can critically interview people like Bolton without dehumanizing them
They desrve to be dehumanized. That question Colbert asked about what could be worse than selling out to a hostile foreign power - it's not a fucking joke, is it.
Actually, who's really good at interviewing is Trevor Noah.
He should really be doing news magazine-style interviews.
@@daeryxaqueryx Both of them. I think Colbert and Trevor Noah should run a news show together.
How do you dehumanize someone who is only 5% human and 95%mustache?
@Matthias Coppens... Bolton DOESN'T deserve that Courtesy!! - Bolton is Currently Desperately grasping at ANYONE or Thing that shows compassion!! - Bolton SHOULD've Testified Against tRUMP at the Impeachment and Slam-dunked the Fat-ass!! - Bolton wanted to make some BIG Money
Colbert is smiling but you can just sense he wants to take Bolton to town.
7:38 The exact moment you see Stephen Colbert snap and let Bolton have it.
@@NewhamMatt While helpin him to sell his book, just like Colbert helps all thugs who got spat out by this administration. It is his main flaw. He is harsh about them when talking behind their backs, but once he gains access to them, he cannot resist a juicy piece of that sensationalist pie and therefore has to become their little doggy.
@@Schmidtelpunkt Colbert has his price, and can be bought. I still enjoy the show, and I find Colbert intelligent and funny....but I have lost a lot of respect for him in the past 6 months or so...
So why didn't he call him out?
I hate to admit it but you guys are right about Colbert. He is a Clinton supporter and he doesn't even bother to hide his bias, their show kept inviting Hillary on back a few years. I know he's not a journalist so he's not beholden to neutrality but like, this feels dirty
Well done - awesome prep for the interview, and no flinching when it counted. You floated like a butterfly, stung like a bee. Hats off.
This Dana Carvey impression is spot on. He even captures Bolton's innate douchiness
LOOL
That literally made me LOL. Well played.
Unlike the ridiculous news reporters, Stephen Colbert actually held this guy’s feet to the fire for once. Thank you Stephen!
D Kahn Stephen interviewing Bolton in a good fashion and Bolton being whatever you claim he is are two separate issues here. So your statement/comparison is rather dumb AF...
@D Kahn a right winged leftist. Any other contortions you can do do make your "point"
He stands on his head and pisses into his own face.
@D Kahn When your arguments get this blatantly self-contradictory, you _might_ want to revisit your views.
The problem is that he directly insults him by calling him 'naive'. He was just blinded by propaganda just like you currently are.
Stephen: This is a brilliant point you did: „!what could be worse in a democratic leader than betraying your own country to foreign dictatorships....?
Betraying the country to China and Russia ? Where .... exactly ... did he do that?:)
Stephen Colbert shld end like Jimmy Kimmel did.
@@firasbouhamdan9917 Oh, please. :(
Do you live in mommies basement?
@@corriecrazy Is that an argument, oh please ? :)
I love seeing Stephen get feisty. He's an intelligent man.
I like Stephen Colbert, he lets his guests talk. Even if I agree or not.
Yeah. Bill O'reilly used to be the worst for talking over his guests. Not sure who has that crown now.
Translation: "I knew he was a lunatic, but I thought he could be easily manipulated or distracted while I was doing what I wanted"
Amen
Yes, that is what they thought in the 1930s Germany too.
John "Coup d'etat" Bolton
"Because that's what the rest of the filthy party is doing, they're even getting mass cuts from those trillions they stole ...& added to the debt."
BINGO!!!!
Stephen literally yelled at him, but made sure to add “sir” to the end because he still tried to be respectful
And he succeeded!! And your point is!!! Try again!
He was low key dissing him the whole interview
@@nikifoertsch9878 I'm not really sure hat YOUR point is. Can you explain?
Timestamp?
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verb: give a loud, sharp cry.
Why anyone would want to be respectful to John Bolton beats me.
This man is a psychopath. Never met a war he didn't like. Never fought in one, mind you......
OH BUT THE WOKE MARXIST DEMOCRATIC MORONS LOVE HIM NOW.
X DEMS FOR TRUMP.
@@cojo582 No the neo liberal millionaires and the billionaires of the DNC love him now and the billionaires who control the democratic party also own the media and stephen colbert.
The left hates all these people including colbert and the democratic party. If you have been told otherwise you are being lied to.
"I somehow literally never witnessed trump open his mouth" - John Bolton being surprised Trump is a superdouche.
His book should be titled "The Room Where I Let It Happen".
Yes! Comment of the day! Perfect.
Or maybe T"he Room Where I Helped It Happen"
I hope he gave Randy Rainbow credit for that title. 😊 Otherwise, Bolton is a "low-life" (to quote #45) POS just like trumP.
Yep.
Yes!
Bolton: "You've really insulted me by calling me naive..."
Also Bolton: **Proceeds to immediately describe how he was terribly naive about Trump.**
Colbert's silence on that point spoke volumes too
Lmao my favorite part
What happened to his thick skin?
Bolton is very fortunate as Stephen really wanted to say to him, " How could you be "SO....DAMN .... naive?!?!? Stephen asked him in advance just how thick skinned he is. He pulled a tRUMP. He lied. Being thick skinned is not whining, "You really insulted me!!"! He's as much of a sick joke as tRUMP. For the day when these worthless Republicans are out of sight and out of mind. It will take years before their stench becomes a fading memory. That includes you John Bolton!! Book or no book!!
He isn't naive. He's insulted because Colbert just called him on his bullshit. He's a coward who hides behind false naivete instead of admitting to his own greedy and power thirsty motives.
Brilliantly done, Mr. Colbert. 👏👏👏
@7:40:, way to nail it in front of his face, Mr. Colbert! 😃 TRUTH, not truthiness!
His cough laugh made me snort.
I yield the balance of my time to Senator Colbert.
He did ask very good questions
@@1996jacksparrow
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Good job steve, you laid into him good, and the fact he felt "insulted" just means you were right... the truth hurts the worse
Yes...what an interview. Steve never shows any bias when interviewing anyone on his show. Now, with others that he disagrees with...that's another thing.
Great question! “Did you think chaos would be the ladder you could climb?”
I just have to remember back to 'I'll hire the best people. Then he gets rid of them and whines about how horrible they are!
GG
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The fact that he is able to equate tactics to remove with the actual crimes that were committed is mind blowing. To blame Democrats for being partisan coming from the most partisan being I've ever seen is just rich.
Alessio Maxia All crooks! We need to VOTE all of them out! Then, if again, those elected do not represent as they should, we vote them out, and so on...
Jo Ann G. Weatherbee Until politicians realize that they will lose their jobs, because voters will hold them accountable
@@generic3725 That's simplistic and stupid. Not everyone is a crook. Ultimately, it's republicans specifically who have impeded any progress and any policy other than tax cuts for over. a decade.
Everyone doesn't have to go, but if they aren't actively fighting to make things better, hell yes they need to go.
@@nramos33 The Do Nothing Dems shld go. They are already exposed.
How does anyone in the Trump administration go home at night and look their family in the eye?? Seriously though.
I think they look at it as they're just doing their job. Even if their job is to constantly lie and defend a dirtbag.
I think they sleep well, except for worry of angering Trump. Some people are true believers, some people see no problem in arguing x one day and the opposite the next if it benefits their arguments, most are shady opportunists.
Only thing I can think of is there a bunch of sociopaths. They don't care about anybody else just like Trump
They easily rationalize it and are open about it: Trump has serious character flaws but the bottom line is that he’s advancing the Republican agenda: closing our borders, cutting corporate tax rates, eliminating environmental standards, appointing conservative justices to our courts, and so on.
@@xYouthAttackx Isn't there some line you draw as a thinking person who has some moral backbone? Like the Germans who didn't like what they saw pre-WWII and left Germany in protest against the rise of Hitler - didn't have to but did.
YOOOO ALL THAT SHADE HE WAS THROWING AT BOLTON WAS GOLD HOLY SHIT YAAAAASSSS QUEEN
Trump on the campaign trail: "I alone will fix it". "I don't need to read reports". "I know more than the generals". Bolton: "This guy can learn".
Agnes Kim love your entire quote especially the last part " . . this guy can learn." Yeah Bolton to quote the Rolling Stones is a "sack of broken eggs." You thought I was going to say something else. Check my two videos if you please. th-cam.com/video/LodPBkz3Kw4/w-d-xo.html
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“I thought surely he would want to learn about the complexities” wait, lemme stop you right there.
"What could be worse in Joe Biden or Hilary Clintson's philosophy than betraying your country to a hostile foreign leader, Sir?" ~ SC. Steven Colbert asking he tough questions with a smile!
Why is John McCain. Bush. Bolton. Romney. Rumsfeld. Cheney. Now awsome people who speak truth to power for the left. Oh yes i know now. Never Trumpers...lol.
Someone needs to call them out. They were willing to be party to the deaths of 120,000 Americans as long as they got to block rape victims from having access to abortion and make judicial appointments.
@@zenarcade1142 Never Trumpers?? More like "we don't suffer fools lightly.. particularly in the Oval Office...".
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@@zenarcade1142 Never Trumper? Bolton _voted for him, donated to him, got handpicked by him, then put up with him for 18 fucking months while ruthlessly defending him up till the moment he got fired._ What insane moon shit delusion are you running in your head that calls _that_ a Never Trumper?
Thanks for asking some straightforward raw questions Steve - you're the man
"did you think chaos was a ladder you could climb?" Hahaha brilliant, he's comparing Bolton to Littlefinger from GOT.
Sounds like he can't admit that hes blinded by his own political bias
The fact he won't vote Biden is evidence he is still not clear; very incongruent if he believes his own words and warnings.
I’ve read the book and you are absolutely right ! He had one goal : to pull America out of almost all existing multilateral and bilateral treaties especially arms treaties and he achieved almost all.
1. Iran Nuclear deal
2. Paris climate accord
3. UN human rights commission
4. New START
5. INF deal with Russia
His philosophy was - America is the biggest and the baddest . If it’s not going our way, we rip the deal apart and negotiate something to our advantage consequences be damned. He also has no qualms with regime change.
It’s all about force and strong power .
Gf P Yeah but that’s hard for all of us, and we are all, no matter how hard we try, blinded by our biases to some extent. Sure, no doubt he was. But we probably all are to some extent or other too. It’s the biggest battle for an honest person, the battle to recognise and mitigate our own biases.
Clarke Okah Yes, exactly. Bolton’s dangerous and wrong IMHO, because his philosophy is ‘might is right’. Which on,y works for him as long as America is the most powerful. I don’t believe for a moment his ‘philosophy’ would survive another country being more powerful and imposing its will as it wished. A,Erica exceptionalism sucks. It’s basically just ‘might is right’ plus the assumption that America will always be the most powerful. And it doesn’t work b/c America’s military power isn’t enough. Even it’s economic power isn’t enough. It needs its allies. Without its allies it is not the most powerful nation on earth. Bolton’s philosophy overlooks that, to America’s great loss. When was the last time the US won a war anyway? When was the last time it won a war in its own? It doesn’t even know what’s happening in the rest of the world without its Five Eyes intelligence allies.
Still is
“You really insulted me now by calling me naive.”
Do you prefer willfully ignorant?
🙌
Ironic the people who think they are apex predators have no inkling how low on the food chain they really are.
GWBush's admin was chock-full of moles, Trump's is loaded with useful idiots. - Who of course he thinks are HIS idiots.
What I would have given to hear him ask that question!
Hey sean
I love how he said that with
the widest smile he could have.
😁
“You certainly don’t go into government for financial reasons” says the man with a net worth of 6 million
from other sources....
Wow, Stephen, FIRE!! Superb interview! I just watched all four segments (I really wish for this particular interview, your producers had done one edit for better continuity) and you were magnificent. So many takeaways and quotes that it’s hard to pinpoint just one. All together, this is perhaps one of the best interviews you’ve done of any political figure. Respectfully, you held Bolton accountable and did not let up. Bravo!
Bolton: “I didn’t think it was that bad”
Translation: “We thought we could control Trump” 👨🏼💼
Exactly. The GOP has known how bad he is from day 1 but opted to try and stage manage the man-child in order to hold onto power. We're all paying a huge price for that miscalculation. The GOP should as well.
Exactly, they thought they would manipulate him
Bunch of power-hungry idiots thought they could pull a Cercei on ol' Joffery.. look at how well that turned out for her 🤦♂️🤦♂️😂😆
Absolutely
True story
Colbert is a Jedi master. I can see his brain ticking as he explores the angles with Bolton. Great interview Stephen. Well done mate.
THIS mundane nothingness of a rah rah comment got one thumbs up? Plus 70! Hahaha this is shill central eh?
@@BrendanDormanMMA douchebag liberals like Kiwi will even side with a Neo Con like Bolton they hate trump so much.
Trump just issued a statement about Bolton
"All Bolton wants to do is bomb people, the guy is nuts...
Wants to bomb China and Russia its his answer to everything"
This will sound sophomoric, but watching this, I kept expecting Will Ferrell to emerge from the John Bolton makeup.
“Did you think the chaos was a ladder to climb?” The shadeeeeeee I love it keep it up Stephen 😂😂😂😂
You gotta be kidding me. “ I rather vote for an incapable president who would sell the country to a hostile foreign leader rather than vote for a democrat.”
It’s amazing how far the US political system has divided the nation. This is an absurd point.
Yup, system needs change.
And when he interrupts Stephen to tell him that's he's trying to answer the question of why Hillary or Biden is worse than Trump, he immediately dodges the question.
Some people are respecting Bolton's decision to speak out against the President, but it would have helped if he was willing to testify during the Impeachment, rather than saying, "Wait until my book comes out." Thanks for speaking out way too late, I guess, but overall, Fuck you John Bolton.
Bolton is a greedy coward. Who knows what would have happened if he did the right thing and testified. One thing that is for sure is that his information could have shed more light on the matter. We will never know what would have happened bc Bolton sold his soul for a few bucks and worse of all, us Americans suffer because of his lack of transparency and cowardice.
Paulo Tenorio the secret though is not convincing those die hard Republicans to vote for a democrat, but to not vote at all and just be prepared to take the consequences for the next 4 years. Smart Republicans should be planning what is the best way to regain government in 2024.
Henry Tawnn I agree with you and if he did testify and after the senate chose to acquit trump then it would make the senate look like co conspirators and would not last long
“He’s not deep enough to get your socks wet in”
Very true.
My dog is deeper and more caring.
This line of questioning from, Stephen Colbert! 🔥🔥🔥 Straight no chaser 💯
Late-night hosts often do some of the best and often only truly satisfying interviews of this administration's current/former staffers that we get. Bless em and the necessary bit of catharsis that they provide!
I would laugh
however,
This is like living in a horror flick.
When you are watching a Halloween flick and come out siding with Michael Meyers... Not good.
Welcome to America
Like there would be a democratic candidate they(Bolton or any republican) would “like” let alone work with for the common good. Shameless!
That's because Donald has a Dark Trump Tower ✌🤪👍🇺🇸
@@courtneyk5916 Being stuck inside during covid feels like really boring disaster movie like a version of Jaws where they closed the beach and decided to wait it out.
I can't help but think Stephan King is saying right about now, I can't write a better horror story.
Damn Stephen straight went for it.
The last statement summarized what I wanted to say Lol😂😂🤣
Bolton should be shamed out of public life. This interview just helps to recuperate him, keeping him legitimate in the beltway. Complicity in empire via soft critiques of this kind are not surprising; this show is a good example.
How do we teach good vs evil, truth vs deceit if we don't expose them to interviews precisely as this?
@@Research0digo Perhaps, but I think this gives a softened view of what is evil. What did we learn about the evil policies Bolton's supported throughout his political career in this interview? He basically got lightly scolded for trying to use Trump. Colbert could have devoted time to a piece on Bolton's myriad crimes, but instead he gave steam to his book tour. Why not interview an actual critic of Bolton's instead - like Medea Benjamin or Glen Ford? I'm sure the yuck-bucks would still flow.
"Did you think chaos was a ladder you could climb?"
Gotta love Stephen for his random GoT reference he knew John wouldn't get. Lol
It's a shame, considering that he is a Bolton after all. :D
@@danielveres4351 a cookie for you. 🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@danielveres4351 Oh, well done! Very well done!
Dániel Veres Nicely done Sir...Nicely Done!!! 🤣🤣🤣😊😊
@Dániel Veres Well played, sir!
What a sad little man; having led a sad little life, and destined to be remembered by history as a sad footnote in this tragic cautionary era of future Americana.
As a moderate I honestly don't believe this country will move forward til we have future americans that believe that both parties are RIGHT when it comes to issues instead of both parties being wrong. Bolton is a scary example of where this country is going. If people continue to be Politically Bias and would rather destroy this country rather then endorse the better party then we are going to keep going down a dark path. The Fall of the Roman Republic was due to decades and decades of stale mates between both wings of the senate which divided the country and led to the power rise of Julius Caesar.
2:45 "Did you think chaos was a ladder you could climb?" BAHAHAHA I see what you did there!
The cover photo of John Bolton's face looks EXACTLY like the cat when I wake up the very first second he is right there staring at me like this!exactly!
When Stephen holds a pen while he interviews someone, you know he means business.
Calling him naive was the nicest thing Stephen could've done. He deserves so much worse
Actually it was a huge insult for Bolton. He was trying his hardest not to lose his shit when Stephen asked how a supposedly experienced international negotiator like him could've been played so badly by Trump.
He says he didn't realize, 4 years ago, that he was _that_ bad. That surely no human being could be THAT intellectually incurious and vapid and hollow.
Oh give me a break.... It was OBVIOUS. Utterly predictably obvious. It's absurd to think there might be some hidden depth to the most shallow human being on earth.
That's my #1 issue with Trump: His utter lack of curiosity about ANYTHING. He knows NOTHING...and in fact, doesn't even know....that he knows nothing. He's ignorant of his own ignorance. But that was never ever in doubt. Everyone with the slightest shred of intellectual honesty could see that about him. I just do not buy it that Bolton didn't see it....and only became aware of it after working with Trump one on one for over a year.
I think the truth is obvious: He always knew Trump was like this. How couldn't he? But he decided there might be something in it for him....if he allowed himself to pretend to be a sycophant in Trump's orbit. And after that didn't work out like he hoped it would.....only then did he decide to be honest and say what he ALWAYS thought of Trump.
Cliche as it may be.....fucking too little too late. Seriously. What the hell is wrong with all these former Trump administration officials? Every single one of them, once out of office, when it's too late, when their words are impotent, all say the same thing: Whatever awful things you think of Trump....trust me, it's far FAR worse.
Yeah.....we know. We KNOW. We've always known. This isn't news to us.
What....do you want a pat on the back? For stating the obvious? For stating the obvious....AFTER you had a chance to tell the truth in a forum that would have had real consequences? Enough. To the rest of them, still in office: Tell the truth NOW. Not later. Now. And if you don't do that....you're irredeemable and you get no platform for your stupid fucking book. Gahhh.....rant over. :P
That is true. Dude sacrificed his dignity and integrity for a paycheck
It's just awe inspiring. He's willing to kill thousands to get his d**k hard and in the end he cries over the smallest slight. Poor wittle warmonger got his fweelings hurt.
avedic Excellent essay!
What an interview!! Now you have really insulted me!🤣🤣🤣🏆
1:45 "that was before being White House intern was famous" THE SHAAAAAADE LOLOL
I really thought Colbert was selling out for having this interview. I was wrong. Bravo.
I was wondering too.
Even if I got his book for free, I still may not use it to start a fire...too many toxic words.😎
Colbert has displayed his balls of steel a long time ago --- I knew he wouldn't let him off easy.
Watching this months later, he did a better job interviewing this scumbag then actual journalist.
“The pressure of ‘the left’” ? I think by ‘the left’ he means ‘the people’ of the United States.
Lol. Fact is most people in USA are centre-left.
For Republicans, "the people" are the enemy.
It is scary how much of that left/right lingo is part of the general political discourse. Turns every discussion into an ideological debate and doesn't help anyone but the idiots pretending to be the Gatekeepers of the left or right ( or Alternative Right if people just won't take you seriously lel) Had to explain to a 16 year old cousin that neither of us live in France or want to Guillotine the French Monarch so distinctions like the left/right are entirely useless in modern politics smh.
People can lean left economically and lean right militarily, like it used to be about compromise and consensus and not remembering what ideology "you belong to" every time a political question comes up.
@@TWDay-sy6nq not true! Corporations are people, my friend.
Yes, the ones who are "left" after the wealthy and the corporations and the elites are taken care of. In other words, the people who don't matter to conservative Republican politicians. Government of the wealthy by the wealthy for the wealthy - and screw everyone else. Want the truth that "conservatives" bury? Give me a "click" and visit my TH-cam channel.....
Chaos is not a ladder, chaos is a ramp. 😂
Great interview... Steven has a way of asking the tough questions. Kudos to Bolton for going on, obviously he does care about what he's witnessed with this current administration. He knows what's coming for him!
Lol "Chaos is a ladder"
did he just quote Games of Thrones?
I bet Bolton loved season 8.
Was just about to comment this
So Bolton was Littlefinger to Trump's Joffrey
"Walda. This is my Bastard, John" - Lord Bolton
I wasn’t really paying attention until I heard that lol
Can't say I "respect" him for showing up, but I'm glad he did.
Agree.
john bolton is such a traitor
He's a war criminal. The crazy thing is he's only really mad at Trump for cancelling the attacks on Iran. Trump feared it would lead to war and didn't want to do that over a drone, while Bolton hoped it would lead to war. Mistake putting a Bush holdover in the cabinet to begin with.
Hirni
Well put
No punches pulled damn 😂
Thanks for an excellent interview Stephen
John Bolton’s real answer: “I knew Trump was a moron but I was power hungry.”
Exactly!!
Exactly! He thought he could manipulate Trump and be the power behind the office. He was arrogant enough to think he could outsmart Xi and Putin - they are playing 3d chess and he plays go fish...
My version of your clever answer. "I saw how easy it was for fascists to manipulate Trump, so I figured I'd be a shoo-in to get my way, too"- John Bolton
play Trump
Isn't that true of most of Trumps cabinet?
5 seconds into meeting
Stephen: How thick is your skin ?
A late night host, doing real interview.
Stephen is the best
Sad though. Comedians are more credible & diligent than cooperate media.
up to 10 cm (4 in), like any other walrus
Bolton is all about making money and deserves to cut that mustache.
@@mephi5t0 Damn you for beating me to it 😄 Kudos though 👍
p.s. I don't know if you googled it or not, but I knew it by heart. I know all about the White House ecosystem.
The interview with Bolton is solid! Nice work, Stephen!!
Nice to see Bolton is capable of smiling... at least....
OMFG Stephen is just blazing the pants off him and it's like he doesn't even notice lols
What it is really like? It's like HE DOESNT CARE! That simple. Cant rattle someone who doesnt give a flying .... what is said. He is a career politician-skin of a rhino.
What a comment
Thank god ppl said something other than me
@Dean Wayne wayne Honey, am guessing your pappy was the village idiot and moms a pair of clown shoes.
Tbh i think he noticed, i just think he is ignoring it to be civil. As mentioned, he is a career politician. He is probably decent at "looking the other way" to be able to have a proper chat :)
"I couldn't believe it was that bad" I think that really means "we the GOP thought we could control him cause he's stupid.....turns out he's the wrong kind of stupid..."
He’s still been a perfect smokescreen for all the BS they’re doing while everyone’s distracted by the latest gaffe from President Dumbfuck.
That’s exactly what I thought too! In other words, they wanted to play him and thought they could teach him to stand there (points to a spot) and just say this to the people so we can do our stuff over here. And what they got was a belligerent old man in the throws of his terrible two’s who says, “I DOOL IT MY SELFFF!!”
They're still getting what they want, he's dismantled and rolled back the policies they want. The problem was they didn't expect him to be dumb enough to say it all out loud
yes, Yes, and YES!
@@gemelwalters2942 The Repubs have to be terribly embarrassed by Trump. Heck, I'm even embarrassed for them!
Amazing interview, great questions
great interview by Stephen!