Former national security adviser John Bolton said on Thursday he would be writing in former Vice President Dick Cheney for president in the 2024 election.
During a CNN interview this week, Bolton said:
“Well, I might as well say it now. I voted for Dick Cheney.”
“And I’ll vote for Dick Cheney again this November.”
Bolton said he believed Cheney would do a better job than President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
“Because he was a principled Reaganite conservative, and he still is,” Bolton said.
“Age is no longer a factor in American presidential politics, so his age doesn’t disqualify him.”
Cheney, a stark Trump opponent, served as vice president to former President George W. Bush.
Last year, Cheney called Trump the greatest “threat” to the republic.
“In our nation’s 246-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump,” Cheney stated as he scowled into the camera.
“He tried to steal the last election using lies and violence, to keep himself in power after the voters had rejected him,” Dick Cheney said, reffering to Trump.
“He’s a coward, a real man wouldn’t lie to his supporters,” the former vice president continued over patriotic music.
“He lost his election, and he lost big. I know it, he knows it, and deep down, I think most Republicans know it.”
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“In our nation’s 246-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump."
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) September 7, 2023
-Former VP Dick Cheney pic.twitter.com/VEwYshijCZ
Just months before Cheny’s remarks, Bolton voiced concern that Trump’s indictments could act as “rocket fuel” for his 2024 campaign and propel him to the White House.
“I’m not worried about Alvin Bragg hurting Donald Trump,” Bolton told CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday following news of the indictment.
“I’m worried about Alvin Bragg benefiting Donald Trump,” he admitted.
“If Trump is acquitted or he gets the case dismissed because it’s not legally sufficient or for whatever reason, that will be rocket fuel, because he can say, ‘I told you it was a political prosecution, I told you I was being picked on, and now I’ve been vindicated,'” Bolton added.
