Former US national security adviser John Bolton has vowed to launch a presidential bid and confront Donald Trump, whose support he alleges is in “terminal decline”.
The 74-year foreign policy hawk has never held elected office, but has said he believes he could win in two years, by pushing for America to adopt a tougher line against nations such as China and Russia.
Mr Bolton served from April 2018 to September 2019 as Mr Trump’s national security adviser.
Earlier, he believed he had been overlooked for the job of secretary of state because Mr Trump did not like his moustache.
In September 2019, Mr Bolton left the administration and claimed he had quit, while Mr Trump claimed he had been fired.
In 2020, Mr Trump described Mr Bolton as “one of the dumbest people in Washington”.
Asked about how he felt about taking on his former boss, Mr Bolton said: ‘I think Trump’s support within the party itself is in terminal decline.”