- If no other potential Republican candidates make “Shermanesque statements” in response to what Trump said, Bolton declared, “I’m going to seriously consider getting in.”
- Bolton, known for his hawkish foreign policy views, served roles in the Reagan administration and as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under President George W. Bush.
- He later worked as Trump’s national security adviser from April 2018 to September 2019, when Trump forced Bolton out amid foreign policy disputes.
