February 16th, 2012
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February 16th, 2012
Former U.N. ambassador John Bolton told The Daily Caller that President Obama’s cuts to the defense budget are an attempt to put more taxpayer funds into social welfare programs, labeling the move “exactly” what the Europeans have done. Bolton said Obama’s actions caused “bloated social welfare states” when they were attempted in Europe. (more)
January 12th, 2012
Despite earning high marks from former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s GOP presidential rivals, particularly former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton gave Romney his endorsement for the presidency on Wednesday night. (more)
January 6th, 2012
In 2005, Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California said President George W. Bush’s decision to “circumvent the Senate” and appoint John Bolton as U.N. Ambassador during a congressional recess was a “mistake” that would “harm the United States’ reputation.” But Pelosi said on Thursday that she is “glad” President Barack Obama made “bold” recess appointments while the Senate was technically still in session. (more)
December 30th, 2011
On Hugh Hewitt’s radio show on Thursday night, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney cited a 2008 book by former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton, saying that it demonstrated his rebuke of a philosophy that is plaguing the Department of State — a mentality that stresses the importance of agreement over the importance of results. (RELATED: Newt Gingrich: John Bolton will be my secretary of state) (more)
September 6th, 2011
During a Tuesday night interview with Greta Van Susteren, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton ruled out making a presidential run in 2012. Bolton followed that appearance with an exclusive interview with The Daily Caller, in which he said he would refocus his political energies on making foreign policy a larger part of campaign discussions. (more)
August 31st, 2011
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton reaffirmed to The Daily Caller that he will make a decision this Labor Day weekend about whether to seek the Republican nomination for president. (more)
August 21st, 2011
Although Muammar Gaddafi’s fall from power is a cause of celebration for many, former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton warned Sunday night that trouble may lie ahead. (more)
August 8th, 2011
John Bolton is increasingly looking like a man who could jump into the race for the White House. (more)
July 27th, 2011
Former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton is speaking out on the budget debate — but don’t construe that to mean he is closer to getting into the race for the White House. (more)
July 10th, 2011
John Bolton recently sat down with The Daily Caller’s Ginni Thomas for a wide-ranging interview in which he touched on the possibility he will run for president in 2012. (more)
June 23rd, 2011
John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, sharply criticized the Obama administration’s handling of the Middle East while testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Thursday morning. (more)
June 14th, 2011
When former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton indicated to The Daily Caller last August for the first time that he had not ruled out a run for the White House in 2012, he noted that part of the reason that he would even contemplate a run would be to thrust national security issues into the national debate. (more)
May 6th, 2011
Former United Nations ambassador and potential 2012 presidential candidate John Bolton told The Daily Caller he’s “glad” Fox News’s South Carolina presidential debate Thursday evening focused mostly on foreign policy. (more)
April 27th, 2011
“I don’t much believe in bumper sticker characterizations of foreign policy,” John Bolton said in an extensive interview with The Daily Caller at his office at the American Enterprise Institute in downtown Washington. “But if I had to turn my own foreign policy into a bumper sticker, it would be ‘pro-American.’” (more)
March 26th, 2011
DES MOINES, Iowa—Former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton, a foreign-policy iconoclast, will take his most tangible step toward a presidential run on Saturday when he attends a Republican presidential cattle call here. (more)
March 24th, 2011
Former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton, who’s thinking about a 2012 presidential bid, gave a foreign policy talk at Temple Emanu-El Wednesday night in which he said President Obama waited too long to act on Libya. (more)
March 14th, 2011
According to the inaugural The Daily Caller/ConservativeHome 2012 Presidential Tracking Poll, 27 percent of a panel of likely Republican primary voters believe former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has the best chance of beating President Obama in 2012, though he is not necessarily the candidate they like the most, or believe would do the best job controlling federal government spending or dealing with the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Fifteen percent chose New Jersey Governor Chris Christie as their favorite candidate — more than any other candidate — though he has continually insisted that he is not running. (more)
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