Plus: John Bolton, former national security adviser, comes to Utah, talks about Ukraine, Trump and the future of America.
Good morning. Today’s temperatures: Logan: 49 - 74° ⛈️ | 60% 💧 | ⚠️ Salt Lake City: 56 - 77° ⛈️ | 60% 💧 St. George: 60 - 86° 🌤️ | 10% 💧 ⚠️ Flood Watch You've been there before, sitting in an airplane, hours of uncomfortable posture in your immediate future, and then you hear a baby cry out, or, in the case of this unfortunate passenger, smell a diaper being changed, not just once, but twice, right behind her seat. As you prepare for your travels this long Memorial Day weekend, tell me: When has a child (your own or another's) complicated your vacation? How did you react? Also on our mind: Navigating tech with your teens, whether a train from Utah to Vegas and Boise is a good idea and what experts said about Isaac Wilson committing to Utah football.
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| Former national security adviser John Bolton is asked a question: Are we safe? |
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| | In an exclusive interview with the Deseret News, John Bolton, former national security adviser to former President Donald Trump, talked about Ukraine, Trump and the future of America. Here are some highlights: Are we safe? "Well, we’re pretty safe. But we have not spent adequately on defense for a long, long time. ... The level of threat we’re facing, I think, requires us to go back to Reagan-era levels of defense, spending of 5% to 6% of GDP, and we are now a little bit over 3%." Do you have cause for optimism about the future? "I’m optimistic. But I think we’re our own worst enemies. Nobody’s going to beat us. We’re going to beat ourselves if that’s what happens. ... But the question is, what is your attitude about the potential that the country brings to the table when it confronts these kinds of issues? I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else." |
Read more about what Bolton had to say about national security, including the threats posed by Russia and artificial intelligence. |
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