In fact, the former national security adviser to ex-President Donald Trump should only have described his perception of January 6, 2021, when angry Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol. But in a CNN interview on Wednesday, the 73-year-old Republican caused outrage around the world with an ill-considered comment about planned government overthrows.
When asked whether the storming of the Capitol, which sealed Joe Biden’s victory that same day, was a long-planned coup attempt, Bolton replied that Trump undoubtedly “released the rioters.” But Trump was incapable of such a coup plan, he acted more impulsively and simply stumbled from one idea to another.
“Organizing a coup is a lot of work”
Organizing a putsch is “a lot of work”. He says that “as someone who helped plan coups, not here but in other places,” Bolton said in an interview with moderator Jake Tapper. The 73-year-old responded evasively to further questions. However, he then gave Venezuela as an example.
There, opposition leader Juan Guaido, who sees himself as the legitimate president, used mercenaries to strip Socialist President Nicolas Maduro from power. The attempt remained, which Bolton commented on CNN in the following words: “It turned out to be unsuccessful.”
These statements are now hotly debated around the world. While some observers describe these as highly exemplary and exaggerated, numerous critics of US foreign policy and governments with which Washington has no friendly relations view them as evidence of the policy of intervention using secret services and mercenaries that has been in place for decades. is suspected.
Moscow calls for international investigation
Former Bolivian President Evo Morales tweeted that this was “proof that the US is the worst enemy of democracy and life”. The Russian government called for an international investigation after the interview aired. Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, told Radio Sputnik it was important to know in which other countries the US had planned coups.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said: “The statements are not a surprise. They confirm the US rulebook.” In an online contribution to the debate, American author Jonathan Katz cited examples of successful coup attempts involving Bolton: Nicaragua, Iraq and Haiti.
Source: Krone
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