THE MORNING RANT: Trump-Bashing Felon John Bolton is Scheduled for a Fireside Chat Today with National Review to Discuss Character and Leadership

John Bolton is a megalomaniac felon who compromised national security by illegally retaining and sharing confidential documents. But he is also a Trump-basher who once served as National Security Adviser, therefore he is now a hero to the left and to the faux-conservative media that is still desperate to remove the elected President from office.

If you consider Bolton’s criminal behavior and hatred of President Trump to be inspiring, you have company – so does “conservative” publication National Review. Unless Mr. Bolton’s guilty plea last week has changed anything, you have the opportunity today to listen to Mr. Bolton discuss leadership and national security in a “virtual fireside chat,” courtesy of National Review.

But first, in case you missed the news last week, John Bolton has just pleaded guilty to illegally retaining and sharing classified national security documents. This is a felony offense.

“Former Trump adviser John Bolton pleads guilty in classified files case; Bolton served as national security adviser in Donald Trump’s first administration before becoming a vocal critic of the president” [Washington Post – 6/27/2026]

For his criminal behavior, Mr. Bolton faces penalties including:

• Up to 5 years in prison.
• Forfeiture of his government pension.
• Fine of $2.25 million.

The National Review Institute is hosting an “American Leadership & National Security” seminar in Newport Beach today. Jim Geraghty, Noah Rothman, and other Trump-hating “conservatives” are scheduled to join Mr. Bolton in discussing character and leadership.

Below the fold is the actual invitation from National Review inviting people to hear Mr. Bolton discuss the character he brings to the battle. National Review praises the felon for his “distinguished public service” and for his “principled leadership.”

For some inexplicable reason, National Review and its writers are still held in esteem by many actual conservatives. This is despite National Review’s false-flag effort to elect Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, and Kamala Harris over the past three presidential elections (for the alleged purpose of “saving conservatism.”)

NR’s writers also sneer at Trump’s character, yet they embrace a felon such as John Bolton because he is willing to commit national security crimes to take down President Trump. There is little difference at this point between Tucker Carlson and National Review. Both are wearing the skinsuit of their former conservative identities while trying to help the left derail the conservative agenda at a time when conservatives have the electoral upper hand in Congress and the White House.

[buck.throckmorton at protonmail dot com]

posted by Buck Throckmorton at 11:00 AM

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