Schumer calls on Bolton to 'temper his instinct' toward war

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Thursday that former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton will need to rein in his instinct to rely on military might once he replaces Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster as national security adviser.

“Mr. Bolton’s tendency to try to solve every geopolitical problem with the American military first is a troubling one,” Schumer said in a statement. “I hope he will temper his instinct to commit the men and women of our armed forces to conflicts around the globe, when we need to be focused on building the middle class here at home.”