A former official in Donald Trump's first administration who served as both national security adviser and ambassador to the United Nations shot down the spin from Vice President J.D. Vance that Mike Waltz was getting a "promotion" after being ousted from his advisory position.
Appearing on MSNBC's "The Weekend," John Bolton said there is no legitimate comparison between the two jobs.
Co-host Jonathan Capehart pressed his guest, "Let's talk about your other the other job you had that at least talked about in the intro. You were the United States ambassador, permanent representative to the United Nations. Vice President Vance is trying to is trying to spin Mike Waltz's nomination to be in the job you had as a promotion. I mean, on paper, it might it seems like a promotion from national security advisor. But you tell me, as someone who has been in both jobs."
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"Look, I loved being U.N. ambassador, it's a great job, there's no question about it," Bolton replied. "But in terms of being able to influence policy, it's not even a close question."
"National security advisors is far more likely to be influential," he elaborated. "The office is only a couple of yards down the hall from the Oval Office, and the fact is the U.N. ambassador actually has a job to do, too, in addition to, to what? to what the what the level of the title may show."
"So I think if you took a survey and asked any, any number of national security-related people in Washington or around the country, they would overwhelmingly say that national security advisor was the more important job. I don't even think that's a close question," he added.
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