John Bolton Threatens 2024 Presidential Run to Stop Trump: ‘I’m Prepared to Get in Race’

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On NBC’s Meet the Press Now Monday, Bolton told network host Kristen Welker he might feel required by duty to jump into the GOP primary in order to stop Trump’s second reelection bid.

“I think to be a presidential candidate you can’t simply say I support the Constitution, you have to say I would oppose people who would undercut it,” Bolton said. “We used to have a thing in the House of Representatives called the House Un-American Affairs Committee. I think when you challenge the Constitution itself the way Trump himself has done, that is un-American.”

Welker was visibly taken back by Bolton’s declaration. She asked him, “What does your timeline look like? What would cause you to cross into saying what you’re saying now and actually being a declared candidate for president?”

Bolton said all prospective GOP candidates are aware of what Trump has said and he expressed a fear none might have the fortitude to publicly disavow the former president. He concluded if he does not soon see people being floated as Trump’s challengers begin to do that, he will announce a bid.

Bolton did not offer a definitive timeline.

“I’m prepared to get in the race,” he said.

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