U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, greets incoming National Security Advisor John Bolton upon his arrival for a meeting at the Pentagon, on March 29, 2018 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Mar 29, 2018
No one thinks it's funny that John Bolton, who vociferously supported the invasion of Iraq and has called for the bombing of North Korea and Iran, will be America's next national security adviser--except, apparently, Defense Secretary James "Mad Dog" Mattis.
Meeting Bolton for the first time in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, Mattis joked, "It's good to finally meet you, since I've heard that you're actually the devil incarnate."
The two men shared a laugh, but Bolton didn't deny his reputation. Then they entered the Pentagon.
Watch:
\u201cJim Mattis to John Bolton-\n\n"I heard you were actually the devil incarnate and I wanted to meet you" https://t.co/fFaXDgJBuz\u201d— Ted Corcoran (RedTRaccoon) (@Ted Corcoran (RedTRaccoon)) 1522354327
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No one thinks it's funny that John Bolton, who vociferously supported the invasion of Iraq and has called for the bombing of North Korea and Iran, will be America's next national security adviser--except, apparently, Defense Secretary James "Mad Dog" Mattis.
Meeting Bolton for the first time in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, Mattis joked, "It's good to finally meet you, since I've heard that you're actually the devil incarnate."
The two men shared a laugh, but Bolton didn't deny his reputation. Then they entered the Pentagon.
Watch:
\u201cJim Mattis to John Bolton-\n\n"I heard you were actually the devil incarnate and I wanted to meet you" https://t.co/fFaXDgJBuz\u201d— Ted Corcoran (RedTRaccoon) (@Ted Corcoran (RedTRaccoon)) 1522354327
No one thinks it's funny that John Bolton, who vociferously supported the invasion of Iraq and has called for the bombing of North Korea and Iran, will be America's next national security adviser--except, apparently, Defense Secretary James "Mad Dog" Mattis.
Meeting Bolton for the first time in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, Mattis joked, "It's good to finally meet you, since I've heard that you're actually the devil incarnate."
The two men shared a laugh, but Bolton didn't deny his reputation. Then they entered the Pentagon.
Watch:
\u201cJim Mattis to John Bolton-\n\n"I heard you were actually the devil incarnate and I wanted to meet you" https://t.co/fFaXDgJBuz\u201d— Ted Corcoran (RedTRaccoon) (@Ted Corcoran (RedTRaccoon)) 1522354327
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