"Judging from Bolton’s reaction, you might have thought that Malloch Brown had just insulted the ambassador’s mother. Red-faced and furious, Bolton declared that Malloch Brown, was a mere “international civil servant” who had no right to say such things. “It's just illegitimate," Bolton said. The hardliners in the House of Representatives promptly voted to cut millions from U.S. dues as retribution for Brown's words."