John Bolton Weighs Potential Presidential Bid After Trump’s Constitution Remark
The 2024 Republican presidential primary field could be growing. During an appearance on NBC’s “Meet The Press Now” Monday, former National Security Adviser John Bolton threw out the prospect of him running for…
The 2024 Republican presidential primary field could be growing.
During an appearance on NBC’s “Meet The Press Now” Monday, former National Security Adviser John Bolton threw out the prospect of him running for president.
“I think to be a presidential candidate you can’t just say, ‘I support the Constitution.’ You have to say, ‘I would oppose people who would undercut it,'” Bolton said.
He went on to call it “un-American” for Trump to “challenge the Constitution.”
When asked what would lead him to declare his candidacy for president, Bolton said, “I’d like to see Shermanesque statements from all the potential candidates.”
“If I don’t see that, I’m going to seriously consider getting in,” he added.
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Bolton was then asked about a potential timeline for a campaign decision.
He said, “I think it’s going to have to be pretty short. We’ve already got one declared candidate for president in the Republican Party who doesn’t believe in the Constitution.”
Bolton’s comment comes after Trump floated the idea of scrapping parts of the Constitution — and then claimed he did not do so.
Having a presidential candidate who gets mad about election results and calls for terminating parts of our nation’s founding document is dangerous. And suggesting such a move, especially based on a lie, should be disqualifying for office.