Former National Security Adviser John Bolton has announced that he plans to write a second letter to former Vice President Dick Cheney as a presidential candidate in November.
“Well, I guess I can say it now: I voted for Dick Cheney,” Bolton told CNN’s Caitlan Collins on Wednesday. “origin,” When asked who he wrote as his presidential candidate in the 2020 election. “And I will vote for Dick Cheney again this November.”
Mr. Collins pointed out that Mr. Bolton had previously withheld information. Asked why he supports Cheney, Bolton said he believes the former vice president is better than President Biden or former President Trump.
“Because he was and remains a principled Reaganite conservative. His age does not disqualify him because age is no longer an important factor in American presidential politics. . And I think you’re doing a much better job than Trump or Biden,” he said.
Mr. Cheney, 83, served as former President George W. Bush’s vice president and previously represented Wyoming in Congress.
His daughter, former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), has emerged as a vocal critic of Trump, particularly in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. When Bolton asked her if she would support him if she ran for president, she did not close the door to that possibility.
“Well, I love Liz,” he replied. “And maybe one day she’ll get my write-in vote too. But for now, stay with her father.”
Bolton has frequently criticized Trump since leaving office.
He warned that the Russian government would celebrate if the former president was elected to a second term, and warned that the United States could leave NATO under the incoming Trump administration.
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