Former national security adviser John Bolton warned Tuesday that there is a "much higher chance" of a major international crisis in the upcoming second administration of President-elect Donald Trump.

The prominent foreign policy hawk said Trump's lack of focus and inability to stick to policy decisions could trigger an overseas disaster.

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