Former Trump advisor Bolton says 45’s act is ‘old and tired’ and he should not be GOP nominee

Former Trump security advisor John Bolton told The Guardian this weekend that Trump is “old and tired” and that the GOP would be better off nominating someone else for president in 2024.

“Even if they loved his style, loved his approach, loved his policies, loved everything about him, they don’t want to lose and the fear is, given the results on [Nov. 8], that if he got the nomination, not only would he lose the general election, but he would take an awful lot of Republican candidates down with him,” Bolton said to The Guardian this week.

Bolton also mentioned the lack of general excitement about Trump as a GOP leader.

“There are a lot of reasons to be against Trump being the nominee but the one I’m hearing now as I call around the country, talking to my supporters and others about what happened on 8 November, is the number of people who have just switched Trump off in their brain,” he said.

Bolton warned GOP candidates against putting all their proverbial eggs in Trump’s basket, even if he does grant them his endorsement.

“There’s no doubt Trump’s endorsement in the primary can be very valuable to a candidate in the Republican party,” he said. “But relying on that endorsement or trumpeting yourself as the Trump-endorsed candidate is poisonous in the general election. So if you actually want to win elections, Trump is not the answer.”

Trump officially announced his 2024 candidacy the Tuesday after the midterm elections, making him the first prominent name to enter the race. President Biden has indicated he will make a decision about seeking reelection early next year.