John Bolton: One of Trump's 'problems is he doesn't know what he wants' | Insiders

About this episode

John Bolton discusses the implications of Donald Trump's extended ceasefire with Iran on Insiders.

Donald Trump has extended the ceasefire with Iran, but what happens now? Ambassador John Bolton was the President's national security adviser during his first term of office. He joined David Speers for this week's Insiders: On Background.

People in this episode

Host: David Speers

Guest: John Bolton

Topics covered

• US foreign policy
• Iran ceasefire
• national security
• Trump administration
• political analysis

Keywords

• John Bolton
• Donald Trump
• Iran
• national security
• ceasefire
• politics
• Insiders

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ABC Australia, Insiders

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