John Bolton to Newsmax: 'We Don't Need Trump's Baggage'

NewsMax ^ | Wednesday, 21 June 2023 03:19 PM EDT | Peter Malbin

[SoConPubbie]

Former National Security Adviser and U.N. Ambassador John Bolton told Newsmax on Wednesday that he hasn't made a decision yet about whether to enter the race for the Republican nomination, but he believes the Republican Party should focus on someone other than his former boss, Donald Trump.

"I think it's very important that the Republican Party move beyond Donald Trump," Bolton said while appearing on "John Bachman Now." "History is going to take us beyond Trump one way or the other. If we make him our nominee, we will lose the 2024 election. We could lose both Houses of Congress, and we could lose control of the Supreme Court if the Democrat is elected and and fills any vacancies that occur.

"The stakes are too high here," he added. "We don't need Trump's baggage, and I want to see if other contenders for the nomination make that point effectively. And I also want to see that they raise issues to the level they should be in this campaign."

Regarding the criminal charges against former President Trump over his alleged handling of classified documents found at his Florida residence, Bolton said, "I think the most important thing that could happen, if it were possible, would be to ask every American to read the indictment against Trump. Read all 40-plus pages. If I or any other executive- branch officials were charged with the things that he has done in there, I think we probably would be in jail already."

Bolton continued that the former president "is entitled to the presumption of innocence. He is entitled to all due process at trial, and the prosecution has to prove those allegations beyond a reasonable doubt. That's a very heavy burden,

[napscoordinator]

Oh you poor thing. You do know DeSantis is governor of Florida and isn’t in Washington DC. I feel for you but I’d gather a percent of the population is ignorant to this too.

[dragnet2]

Do yourself a favor and read the words before commenting.

[DoughtyOne]

Lake was a member of the Republican Party until November 3,
2006, when she changed her registration to become an
independent. She registered as a Democrat on January 4, 2008,
the day after the Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses were
won by Obama. Lake returned to being a Republican on January
31, 2012.

She fell for the Obama mystic for a while there. It took
her over four years to figure that out. That doesn't
impress me as being a solid Conservative. That doesn't
eliminate my support for her entirely, but I want to see
more of a track record, and more bona-fides.

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[South Dakota]

Trump was a 6democrat.
Twas what I was saying that drew me to Trump.
Trump was saying the same things.
Lake is saying the same things that Trump and I have been saying.
ASA, DeSantis, not eligible nikki arert saying the things i agree with.
I voted for Kari over cartel/ kinkie katie....i will do so again

[dragnet2]

So was Reagan.

[DoughtyOne]

Trump was in New York. He had to do business there. He
had little choice but to make it look like he was one of
them. He needed permits, trash pickup, help with unions.
What else could he do? I know those things don’t sound
like much, but if just one of those concerns get down on
you there, your business is done.

He was a registered Democrat. He glad handed them and paid
lip service to them on occasion. Was that his ideological
belief system? I don’t believe so.

What’s Lake’s excuse?

Trump sure wasn’t into ‘The One’. She swapped parties to
be a part of the Obama’s support system.

Good on her for figuring it out after four years.

Did you need four years to see Obama for who he was? I
don’t think so.