Posted on 12/06/2022 1:53:46 PM PST by SoConPubbie
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton is prepared to run for president as a Republican in 2024, citing his dislike of former President Donald Trump as the sole impetus for a potential campaign.
“We’ve got perhaps a dozen or more potential presidential candidates looking to 2024,” Bolton stated on NBC’s “Meet the Press NOW. ”I think every one of them, before they declare their candidacy, should say, ‘Donald Trump was wrong. We repudiate him. He doesn’t belong in the Republican Party.’”
“And, honestly, if they don’t, there’s one thing that would get me to get into the presidential race, which I looked at in previous elections,” Bolton added. “It would be to make it clear to the people of this country that Donald Trump is unacceptable as the Republican nominee.”
When you challenge the Constitution itself, that is un-American. If the current GOP presidential candidates don't repudiate Trump, I'm prepared to get in the race. pic.twitter.com/mKnU2tDhyc
— John Bolton (@AmbJohnBolton) December 5, 2022
Bolton then declared that he wanted to see “Shermanesque statements” from all Republican potential candidates denouncing and attacking Trump.
“If I don’t see that, I’m going to seriously consider getting in,” Bolton said. “We’ve already got one declared candidate in the Republican Party who doesn’t believe in the Constitution.”
“This is serious business,” the mustachioed former Trump administration official insisted.
Bolton was castigated by Fox News host Tucker Carlson as a “snake” in 2020.
“Donald Trump used to recite a poem about a woman who took a dying snake into her house and nursed it back to health,” Carlson said. “The snake did become healthy and then immediately whipped around and bit the woman.”
Tucker Carlson & Douglas Macgregor Discuss How Someone Like John Bolton Got So Much Power
Tucker: "There are so many people in this city who've made fortunes pushing these wars, and I really hope that we take time to expose them because they deserve to be exposed." #AmericaFirst pic.twitter.com/Q706aUQ1jB
— The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸 (@ColumbiaBugle) January 28, 2020
“All of which somehow reminds us of disgraced former National Security Adviser John Bolton,” Carlson continued. “Republicans in Washington might seem shocked to discover that Bolton has turned and betrayed his former boss, Donald Trump, but they shouldn’t be shocked. That’s who John Bolton is. That’s who John Bolton has always been. That’s what John Bolton does. And not to brag, but we called it long ago.”
John....You are like so yesterday. Get a life.
Good grief.
Trump appointee.
Walrus Man exhibits high self-esteem for no apparent reason.
This is the equivalent of Michael Bloomberg running. He’ll be lucky if he wins the Soloman Islands, which I think is what Bloomberg won.
I denounce John Bolton right here, right now.
Bolton is the political equivalent of a white knight tradcon simp.
I wish I was 1/1,000,000th as relevant as Bolton thinks he is.
Did Trump make Bolty fweel bad?
The carry-the-water pay scale goes up if you run for president and forever afterwards as a “former presidential candidate”.
The guy is pure evil.
Revoltin’ Bolton. I met him once in Fox’s DC green room. Mega self-important.
Maybe with Avenatti as his running mate? I’m mean if they are dreaming.....
Bolton wouldn’t get one electoral vote. Yeah, Cindy McCain and Chris Christie would both probably vote for him, but I don’t think that would be a sufficient number of votes to make a difference.
Bolton denounces Trump? What better reason to vote for him?
John and Liz should each garner one vote.
Bolton might actually get fewer votes in the primaries than Kameltoe. He is the proverbial turd in a punch bowl
Another fantastic campaign-ad for Trump.
For real. I've seen a half dozen different threads pop up and still laugh every time.
Lighten up Johnny. You’ve already proven to us that you are a loser.
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