Hezbollah head of executive council Sayyed Hashem Saffeidine said that the honoring of Bolton by Lebanese figures is a scandal. He said that the May 10 protest to push for social welfare exposed the ideology of some of the Lebanese who were quick to cast accusations.He declared "It's regrettable that some of our Lebanese brothers are still moved by some false dreams that are fabricated by ambassadors like Bolton who's being honored. Who is John Bolton so that they would rush to pay tribute to him? What has he offered to Lebanon? What we have read in the newspapers is a scandal and a shame. When some of the Lebanese say they want to travel far away to honor the head of Zionism in the United States. This is a shame and this is what destroys the country."