World leaders and then-President Donald Trump pose during the
World leaders and then-President Donald Trump pose during the "family photo" during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' summit in 2017.
  • Trump-era NatSec adviser John Bolton said his former boss is considered an "easy mark" by US rivals.
  • Both Beijing and the Kremlin would celebrate if Trump were re-elected, Bolton said.
  • Bolton told MSNBC that Trump had already fallen for one of Vladimir Putin's ploys this month.

Trump-administration national security advisor John Bolton issued a scathing assessment of former President Donald Trump's potential on the world stage, saying both Beijing and Moscow believe they can easily take advantage of the US with his ex-boss back in power.