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highplainsdem

(49,041 posts) Tue Jan 8, 2019, 11:39 AM Jan 2019

Trump Reportedly Keeps Calling His National Security Advisor John Bolton 'Mike'

From Mediaite this morning:

https://www.mediaite.com/online/trump-reportedly-keeps-calling-his-national-security-advisor-john-bolton-mike/

A fresh New York Times report details the incoherent statements from President Donald Trump and his National Security Adviser John Bolton on plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria — and contains an interesting detail buried in the kicker.

Trump, who is apparently not very close to John Bolton, has repeatedly referred to him as “Mike Bolton” when speaking to aides.

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Trump referring to John R. Bolton as Mike has been posted about here before. Back in October, BeckyDem posted this thread

https://upload.democraticunderground.com/100211311925

about a PoliticusUSA article

https://www.politicususa.com/2018/10/23/rapidly-declining-trump-claims-he-sent-singer-michael-bolton-to-russia.html

about Trump telling reporters he'd sent "Mike Bolton" to Russia.

Video with this tweet from a PoliticsUSA reporter:

Link to tweet

It's apparent from the video that Trump isn't trying to make a joke and isn't aware he has John Bolton's name wrong.

That was bad enough.

But this is the first I've heard that Trump is calling him "Mike" repeatedly, to aides.

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Trump Reportedly Keeps Calling His National Security Advisor John Bolton 'Mike' (Original Post) highplainsdem Jan 2019 OP

My mom got names wrong, a lot, after the dementia started to set in Siwsan Jan 2019 #1

The resemblance is uncanny dalton99a Jan 2019 #2

LOL! fleur-de-lisa Jan 2019 #4

Someone photoshop the soup-strainer mustache onto him. FSogol Jan 2019 #5

or Al malaise Jan 2019 #8

Steve! FM123 Jan 2019 #12

Oh lord! ROFL!! NurseJackie Jan 2019 #34

President Bryan Quincy Adams often got names wrong jberryhill Jan 2019 #3

Yeah, but that was back in the summer of 1869 . . . hatrack Jan 2019 #6

Oh, wit so sharp.... jberryhill Jan 2019 #15

yeah, those were the best days of his life.... FM123 Jan 2019 #16

I'm afraid we can't stop this thing we started here jberryhill Jan 2019 #17

Aren't you worried about waking up the neighbors? hatrack Jan 2019 #23

Not on a day like today jberryhill Jan 2019 #24

hats off to you guys Mr. Quackers Jan 2019 #37

I'm still finding it hard to believe he's in Heaven. Greg K Jan 2019 #27

Take me back, woncha? mr_lebowski Jan 2019 #32

donnie is a no talent assclown. unblock Jan 2019 #7

He's just getting back at Bolton for calling him Bluto. LuckyCharms Jan 2019 #9

I think this is self-centeredness rather than dementia marylandblue Jan 2019 #10

Now we finally know John Bolton IS Agent Mike MagickMuffin Jan 2019 #11

I would much rather have Michael Bolton edhopper Jan 2019 #13

I don't see any resemblance Cirque du So-What Jan 2019 #14

The mostest genius presidential idea since Jefferson's Airplane jberryhill Jan 2019 #18

why? OriginalGeek Jan 2019 #19

Dementia Don! Jim__ Jan 2019 #20

Of the two Boltons, I'd actually say John is the no-talent ass clown. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2019 #21

Lol ... as soon as I saw this thread I was like ... oooh ... OFFICE SPACE JOKE incoming! mr_lebowski Jan 2019 #30

"Back in the day, the real Michael Bolton screen tested for Office Space." (spoof) brachism Jan 2019 #35

John or Michael Bolton Yavin4 Jan 2019 #22

Totally understandable. I find myself calling him Ned Flanders by mistake Major Nikon Jan 2019 #25

I think he looks a little like Wilford Brimley with a rug The Genealogist Jan 2019 #31

Maybe he's thinking of Officer Joe Bolton. Dread Pirate Roberts Jan 2019 #26

"Why should I change [my name]? He's the one who sucks." Cuthbert Allgood Jan 2019 #28

My grandmother: "Philli .. Joh .. Denni .. Henr .." DemoTex Jan 2019 #29

His brain doesn't work properly. Once the wrong idea is fixed in place... NurseJackie Jan 2019 #33

"When a m-a-a-a-n gets dementia..." FiveGoodMen Jan 2019 #36

For my $, I don't know if it gets any better than when John Bolton sings 'When a Man Loves a Woman' Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2019 #38

Siwsan

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1. My mom got names wrong, a lot, after the dementia started to set in