Re-up: Rick + John Bolton

The Lincoln Project

Society & Culture, News Commentary, Government, Daily News, News, Politics

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🗓️ 22 August 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Former UN Ambassador, attorney, and foreign affairs expert Mr. John Bolton stops by the studio to talk with Rick about America's status on the global stage. Bolton articulates all of the complicated moving pieces of how America impacts the world and sheds light on threats toward the U.S., the effect of tariffs on our U.S. allies, Russia and Ukraine, and local security. ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ You can check out Rick Wilson at @TheRickWilson on X and @therickwilson.bsky.social on Bluesky, and subscribe to his Substack at therickwilson.substack.com. Join the fight with the Lincoln Project at www.lincolnproject.us and follow LP on X at @ProjectLincoln. If you'd like to help us continue our critical work, visit ⁠https://action.lincolnproject.us/helplp⁠ to make a difference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:50.7	There is not a liberal America and a conservative America.
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1:00.7	Good night and good luck.
1:02.5	Hey, everybody.
1:04.1	Welcome back to the Lincoln Project podcast.
1:04.6	I'm your host.
1:05.5	As always, Rick Wilson.
1:09.7	I'm delighted to be joined today by Ambassador John Bolton, one of the most knowledgeable figures in foreign policy in my
1:11.8	lifetime and a guy who has been to the rodeo many, many times. And so, Ambassador, I know we're
1:18.4	on a limited clock today, so I wanted to start up right away with you. I want to ask a question
1:22.7	that is the impact of this trade war that we're presently in, it seems to me, and I want to get your
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