John Bolton criticizes Trump foreign policy in closed-door speech

resident Donald Trump's recently ousted national security adviser John Bolton criticized the administration at a private luncheon in New York City on Wednesday, criticizing the president's willingness to meet with the Taliban at Camp David and his handling of Iran and North Korea.

Bolton never mentioned Trump by name at the luncheon, hosted by a conservative think tank, but it was "clear Bolton was making references to the president and his policies." That included the administration's plans to meet with the Taliban at Camp David in the days before the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

At the luncheon, Bolton said the planned meeting, which Trump wound up canceling on Twitter, sent a "terrible signal" and was "disrespectful" to the victims of the attacks, the person recounted.

The axed adviser also argued that the administration's failure to respond militarily to Iran striking an unmanned U.S. drone earlier this year set the stage for Iran's alleged role in attacking a Saudi Arabian oil site over the weekend.

He also belittled the president's willingness to meet with the leaders of North Korea and Iran, saying any negotiations with those countries are "doomed to failure," the person said.

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