White House Press Secretary Suggests 'Advanced Age' Kept John Bolton From Accessing His Twitter Account
While appearing on Fox Business’ Lou Dobbs Tonight on Friday, White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham said that “advanced age” might be the reason that former National Security Adviser John Bolton couldn’t access his Twitter account.
Grisham was responding to allegations Bolton made Friday night about his Twitter account being blocked by the White House. She said the account he used while serving under the President was his personal account.
Bolton tweeted on Friday that the White House refused to give him access to his account, alleging that they were afraid of what he would say. He stepped down from his position as National Security Adviser in September.
Re: speaking up -- since resigning as National Security Advisor, the @WhiteHouse refused to return access to my personal Twitter account. Out of fear of what I may say? To those who speculated I went into hiding, I’m sorry to disappoint!
— John Bolton (@AmbJohnBolton) November 22, 2019
“Sometimes, I’ll use my father as an example, somebody who is of an advanced age may not understand that all you have to do is contact Twitter and reset your password if you’ve forgotten it so I’ll just leave it at that,” Grisham told Dobbs.
‘Nothing to Hide.’ @PressSec Stephanie Grisham supports @realDonaldTrump’s call for a full on impeachment trial in the senate. #AmericaFirst #MAGA #Dobbs pic.twitter.com/KPWQc4HhFr
— Lou Dobbs (@LouDobbs) November 23, 2019
Bolton also tweeted Friday a call to address national security issues facing America, pointing to the upcoming 2020 elections.
Let's get back to discussing critical national-security issues confronting America. The threats are grave and growing. The presidency and control of the House and the Senate will all be decided in less than one year. It's time to speak up again! #JohnBolton
— John Bolton (@AmbJohnBolton) November 23, 2019
While responding to comments made by Dobbs about Bolton now seeming to speak out against the President, Grisham said she heard that Bolton has a book deal and has been charging some “high fees” to make speaking appearances.
“I guess money can get you to do a lot of things,” Grisham said.