FFormer national security adviser John Bolton theorized that Nikki Haley’s 2024 presidential run is actually aimed at securing the vice presidency.
In an interview ahead of Haley’s surprise announcement on Tuesday, Bolton hinted that he will have a credibility issue because of his past closeness with Donald Trump, saying the former president will “have a lot of fun” with his past campaign swings. path.
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“I think Nikki is really running for vice president. That’s my sense. I think she has a problem because she first said she wouldn’t run if President Trump ran. And her justification for changing was that a lot has changed, which hasn’t. I think it’s very convincing,” Bolton told NBC Meet the press on Monday.
Bolton teased last year that he is contemplating jumping into the 2024 fray if a strong Republican alternative to take on Trump does not emerge. “I think people know where I stand on Trump,” he said.
“I think Trump will have a lot of fun with that,” he added, referring to Haley’s past courtship of Trump. Bolton served alongside Haley briefly in the Trump administration as the US ambassador to the United Nations. Both focused on the field of foreign policy.
Trump has already begun to dust off his ferocious attacks on Haley, having posted an old clip to Haley’s Truth Social promising to endorse him in 2024 amid rumors that he was considering a career.
Bolton previously wrote scathingly about Haley’s tenure in the Trump administration, describing her as a “free electron” who focused more on her political aspirations than her foreign policy duties in her memoir. The room where it happened.
He has also criticized former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, arguing that his “lack of character makes him unsuitable” to serve as president.
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Haley announced her 2024 campaign in a surprise video Tuesday, calling for a “new generation of leadership.” She is scheduled to make a special announcement Wednesday in Charleston, South Carolina, which had been speculated to be the launch of her 2024 campaign.
That will be followed by campaign stops in New Hampshire and Iowa. Now that she has declared, she is the first major Republican to challenge Trump in the GOP presidential primary. Other top Republicans, such as Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), are also rumored to be considering running.