John Bolton, a former national security advisor in the White House, reaffirmed his intention to run for president in 2024 on Friday, adding that he can beat his former employer, former President Donald Trump, to the Republican nomination due to Trump’s “terminal decline” in popularity.
“I would not run as a candidate of vanity. “If I didn’t believe I could run seriously, I wouldn’t enter the race,” Bolton, 74, told ITV’s “Good Morning Britain.”
Bolton, who has served in the last four Republican presidential administrations, added, “I would run to win the nomination, and I would do so primarily on the basis that we require a much more robust foreign policy.”
Bolton contemplated running for president last month, when he told NBC News that potential 2024 Republican candidates should oppose the 76-year-old Trump’s proposal to suspend the Constitution and organize a rerun of the 2020 presidential election immediately.
Bolton revealed his 2024 bid exclusively to “Good Morning Britain,” the breakfast show said.
“If I don’t see that, I’ll seriously consider running,” Bolton said at the time, later adding, “I don’t think it’s enough to say ‘I support the Constitution’ to be a presidential candidate.” You must assert, “I would oppose those who would undermine it.”
Trump has labeled Bolton’s former subordinate a “lie,” “dope,” and “a dissatisfied, boring fool.” On Friday, Bolton told a British TV that he intends to derail Trump, who has referred to his former subordinate as a “liar,” “dope,” and “a disgruntled
“I believe Trump’s support within the party is in terminal decline,” Bolton said of the opposition to the former president.
Trump sacked Bolton and labeled him a “liar” and a “dope.” Bolton wants to disrupt Trump’s campaign.
Trump sacked Bolton in September 2019 after reportedly clashing with the veteran ambassador on North Korea and Afghanistan-related issues.
Now, Bolton feels that his tough-guy foreign policy position will give him an advantage in a potential presidential bid.
The United States and its allies would not tolerate unprovoked action against neighbors, he said.
Bolton stated that he is optimistic due to the “terminal decline” in support for his former employer, former President Donald Trump.
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Bolton also expressed sympathy for former British Prime Minister Liz Truss, who resigned in disgrace after only 44 days in office.
Truss’ departure was “very unfortunate for the United Kingdom,” he said, even though he supported the economic measures that Truss recognized were a mistake and are blamed for the country’s enduring misery.
Bolton added, “I found the policies she and her chancellor of the exchequer were recommending to be perfectly reasonable.”
Truss’ brief tenure was marked by rising mortgage rates, a falling pound, and a tumultuous bond market, all of which were precipitated by her decision to drop a 45% tax rate on high-income earners. A proposal to limit energy costs would have cost the government $116 billion.