"Friendliest audience I've had in a long time," @AmbJohnBolton jokes about receiving a standing ovation at the #NationalConservatism conference.
@AmbJohnBolton Getting lots of applause during the intro. The crowd loves him.
@AmbJohnBolton Bolton says Edmund Burke understood the foundational element of foreign policy is nationalism.
@AmbJohnBolton Bolton says there are threats out there that "require a very tough attitude," not for the sake of toughness, but for the sake of America.
@AmbJohnBolton Cold War with #China? Bolton says there are "elements of Samuel Huntington's Clash of Civilization." Says national, political, military power rests on economic power. And if one country is abusing the system to take advantage of the U.S., that should stop.
@AmbJohnBolton Bolton: "The Chinese have played the WTO like a fiddle for 20 years." Says they have taken advantage of us and everyone else.
@AmbJohnBolton Says he thinks the US is entitled to use economic pressure "as far as it can" when a country or company is hurting America, which it is doing with Iran and Huawei. (Applause from audience).
@AmbJohnBolton Bolton: "I think it's important to get past the bumper stickers." Says the media loves to put tags on people -- neoconservative, liberal interventionist, etc. ... "My answer is very simple -- pro-American."
@AmbJohnBolton Bolton notes the disparity in treatment from the media when Obama called NATO members "free riders," versus when Trump called NATO to pay more: theguardian.com/us-news/blog/2…