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Former national security adviser John Bolton derided President Donald Trump’s daughter and son-in-law during a private speech last week and suggested his former boss’ approach to U.S. policy on Turkey is motivated by personal or financial interests, several people who were present for the remarks told NBC News.

According to six people who were there, Bolton also questioned the merits of Trump applying his business acumen to foreign policy, saying such issues can’t be approached like the win-or-lose edict that drives real estate deals: When one deal doesn’t work, you move on to the next.

The description was part of a broader portrait Bolton outlined of a president who lacks an understanding of the interconnected nature of relationships in foreign policy and the need for consistency, these people said.

Bolton has kept a low public profile since he left the administration on Sept. 10, and efforts by Democrats to have him testify in the House impeachment inquiry into the president have stalled. But his pointed comments, at a private gathering last Wednesday at Morgan Stanley’s global investment event in Miami, painted a dark image of a president and his family whose potential personal gain is at the heart of decision-making, according to people who were present for his remarks.

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Former national security adviser John Bolton reappeared on Twitter on Friday after his account lay dormant for more than two months, teasing that his followers should "stay tuned" for more information from him.

Bolton's reemergence came in a pair of cryptic tweets and marked his first posts since he left his position as national security adviser in September. The circumstances of his departure have been disputed, with President Trump saying he was fired and Bolton claiming he had resigned.

"Glad to be back on Twitter after more than two months. For the backstory, stay tuned," he said in his first tweet.

"We have now liberated the Twitter account, previously suppressed unfairly in the aftermath of my resignation as National Security Advisor. More to come," he said in a second post.

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Bolton's attorney, Charles Cooper, told the House this month he was "part of many relevant meetings and conversations" related to the House's impeachment inquiry, but indicated Bolton would not testify unless a judge ordered him to do so.

The former national security adviser is reportedly writing a book about his time in the Trump White House.

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White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham has claimed that former National Security Advisor John Bolton may not understand "how Twitter works" due to his "advanced age."

During a Friday interview with Fox News host Lou Dobbs, Grisham insisted Bolton was mistaken about his assertion that the White House had frozen his personal Twitter account, suggesting that old age could be responsible for the 71-year-old's differing account.

Earlier in the day, an official in the administration insisted that the White House did not freeze the account, nor did they have the "technical means" of doing so. President Donald Trump also personally denied having done so on Fox News Friday morning, before Bolton posted on Twitter.

"I'll use my father as an example- somebody who is of an advanced age may not understand that all you have to do is contact Twitter and reset your password if you have forgotten it, so I'll just leave it at that," said Grisham.