Trump news – live: President says John Bolton would have started ‘World War Six’ if he had not been fired as calls grow for hawk to appear as impeachment witness

Donald Trump speaks during a "Keep America Great" campaign rally at Wildwoods Convention Center in Wildwood, New Jersey, on 28 January 2020: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty
Donald Trump speaks during a "Keep America Great" campaign rally at Wildwoods Convention Center in Wildwood, New Jersey, on 28 January 2020: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty

Donald Trump has raged at his ex-national security adviser John Bolton, saying the Ukraine claims made in his forthcoming new memoir are “nonsense” and declaring he would have started “World War Six” if he had not been removed from office last September as the Republican effort to discredit him continues.

A new poll by Quinnipiac University has meanwhile found that 75 per cent of Americans want to hear from Mr Bolton at the president’s Senate impeachment trial as GOP majority leader Mitch McConnell is forced to admit he does not currently have the votes to stop Democrats calling new witnesses to speak out.

President Trump delivered his latest Keep America Great rally in Wildwood, New Jersey, last night after unveiling his highly controversial two-state solution to bring peace to the Middle East at the White House, which was cheered by Israel but met with angry protests by Palestinians.

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