John Bolton Says Ramaswamy Reminds Him of Ex-Boss Trump: ‘Firm Opinions on Subjects He Knows Absolutely Nothing About’

John Bolton on Tuesday blasted Vivek Ramaswamy's views on the Russian invasion of Ukraine by comparing the 2024 GOP hopeful to his former boss, former President Donald Trump.

Bolton joined CNN This Morning on Tuesday and reacted to a clip of Ramaswamy avoiding calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a "war criminal." He instead referred to him as a "dictator" whose actions have been "craven."

"I think Ramaswamy reminds me an awful lot of Donald Trump. He has very firm opinions on subjects he knows absolutely nothing about, and this was an example of it," Bolton said in reaction.

Bolton served as a national security advisor in Trump's White House, but has since become a vocal critic of the former president.

Bolton blasted Ramswamy and Trump's pledges to quickly end the way in Ukraine if elected as something out of kindergarten.

"Like Trump said, [Ramaswamy] would put Zelenskyy and Putin in a room and he’d have it solved in this in 24 hours," he said. "Ramaswamy is going to go to Moscow, convince Putin to break the alliance with China, and end the war that way. I mean, they might as well be in kindergarten talking about a very complex situation. But there is no mistake, I think Ramaswamy emulates Trump every time he can."